Organic Agriculture Worldwide
Key results from the survey on organic
agriculture worldwide 2011
Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Frick, Switzerland, in cooperation with the
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements IFOAM
Supported by: Swiss State Secretariat of Economic Affairs, International Trade Centre, NürnbergMesse
Data as published February 2011 in The World of Organic Agriculture. Statistics and Emerging Trends 2011
For updates check www.organic-world.net
Contact: Helga Willer, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, FiBL, Frick, Switzerland, helga.willer@fibl.org
Distribution of organic agricultural land by
region 2009
7.1%
2.8%
Oceania
32.6%
9.6%
Europe
Latin America
Asia
Northern America
23.0%
Africa
24.9%
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Source: FiBL & IFOAM Survey 2011
World: The ten countries with the most organic
agricultural land 2009
Argentina, US and Uruguay: Only fully converted areas
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Source: FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011, based on data from governments, the private organic
sector and certifiers.
The ten countries/areas with the highest shares of
organic agricultural land 2009
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Source: FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011, based on data from governments,
organic sector organisations and certifiers.
World: Development of organic agricultural land
1999-2009
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Source: FiBL, IFOAM and SOEL 2000-2011
Europe: Development of organic agricultural
land 1999-2009
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Source: FiBL2000-2011
The ten countries with the largest numbers of
organic producers 2009
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Source: FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011, based on data from governments, the
organic sector and certifiers
The countries with the largest domestic
markets for organic food 2009
United States of America
17'835
Germany
5'800
France
3'041
United Kingdom
2'065
Italy
1'500
Canada (2008)
1'284
Switzerland
1'023
Japan
1'000
Spain
905
Austria
868
0
5'000
10'000
Million Euros
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Source: FiBL, AMI, ORC 2011, based on national sources
15'000
20'000
The countries with the highest per capita
consumption 2009
Denmark
Switzerland
Austria
Luxembourg
Liechtenstein
Sweden
Germany
United States of America
France
Canada (2008)
139
132
104
103
100
75
71
58
47
38
0
25
50
75
100
Euros per year
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Source: FiBL, AMI, ORC 2011, based on national sources
125
150
Africa: Organic agricultural land by country
2009
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Source: IFOAM/FiBL Survey 2011
Asia: Organic agricultural land by country 2009
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Source: FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011
Europe: Organic agricultural land by country
2009
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Source: FiBL Survey 2011
Latin America/Caribbean: Organic agricultural
land by country 2009
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Source: FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011
North America: Organic agricultural land by
country 2009
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Source: USDA and COG 2011
Oceania: Organic agricultural land by country
2009
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FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011