Organic Agriculture Worldwide Key results from the survey on organic agriculture worldwide 2012 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 2012 in The World of Organic Agriculture. Statistics and Emerging Trends 2012 For updates & revisions check www.organic-world.net Contact: Helga Willer, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, FiBL, Frick, Switzerland, helga.willer@fibl.org
Organic agricultural land and other areas 2010 Source: FiBL-IFOAM Survey 2012, based on data from governments, the private sector and certifiers. 2
The ten countries with the most organic agricultural land 2010 Australia (2009) Argentina United States (2008) Brazil (2007) Spain China Italy Germany Uruguay (2006) France 12.00 4.18 1.95 1.77 1.46 1.39 1.11 0.99 0.93 0.85 0 3 5 8 10 13 15 Million hectares Source: FiBL-IFOAM Survey 2012, based on data from governments, the private sector and certifiers.
Distribution of organic agricultural land by region 2010 Northern America 7% Africa 3% Asia 7% Oceania 33% Latin America 23% Europe 27% Source: FiBL-IFOAM Survey 2012, based on data from governments, the private sector and certifiers.
The countries with the highest shares of organic agricultural land 2010 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Liechtenstein Austria Sweden Estonia Switzerland Czech Republic Latvia Slovakia Italy 35.9% 27.3% 19.7% 14.1% 12.5% 11.4% 10.5% 9.4% 9.0% 8.7% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% Source: FiBL-IFOAM Survey 2012, based on data from governments, the private sector and certifiers.
Distribution of organic shares 2010 7 countries, 4% 18 countries, 12% 97 countries, 63% 33 countries, 21% More than 10% organic Between 5-10% organic Between 1-5% organic Less than 1% organic Source: FiBL-IFOAM Survey 2012, based on data from governments, the private sector and certifiers.
Growth of the organic agricultural land 1999-2010 40 11 15 17 20 26 30 29 30 32 35 37 37 35 30 25 20 15 10 Million hectares 5 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source: FiBL-IFOAM-SOEL Surveys 2000-2012,based on data from governments, the private sector and certifiers.
The ten countries with the largest increase of organic farmland 2010 France Poland Spain Bolivia Turkey Czech Republic Portugal Sweden Germany Macedonia, FYROM +167'929.0 +154'908.0 +125'897.8 +71'105.1 +57'951.3 +49'795.0 +49'594.0 +47'169.0 +43'587.0 +33'790.2 0.0 50'000.0 100'000.0 150'000.0 200'000.0 Increase in Hectares Source: FiBL-IFOAM Survey 2012, based on data from governments, the private sector and certifiers.
Distribution of organic producers by region 2010 Northern America 1% Oceania 1% Latin America 17% Africa 34% Europe 18% Asia 29% Source: FiBL-IFOAM Survey 2012, based on data from governments, the private sector and certifiers.
The ten countries with the most organic producers 2010 India Uganda Mexico (2008) Ethiopia Tanzania (2008) Peru Turkey Italy Spain 400'551 188'625 128'862 123'062 85'366 44'827 43'096 41'807 27'877 0 100'000 200'000 300'000 400'000 500'000 Number of producers Source: FiBL-IFOAM Survey 2012, based on data from governments, the private sector and certifiers.
The ten countries with the largest organic markets 2010 (total 44.5 billion Euros) United States of America Germany France United Kingdom Canada Italy Switzerland Japan (2009) Austria Spain 20'155 6'020 3'385 2'000 1'904 1'550 1'180 1'000 986 905 0 5'000 10'000 15'000 20'000 25'000 Million euros Source: FiBL-AMI Survey 2012, based on data from governments, the private sector and market research companies.
Distribution of organic sales by country 2010 Switzerland 3% Italy 3% Canada 4% United Kingdom 4% France 8% Others 19% Germany 14% United States of America 45% Source: FiBL-AMI Survey 2012, based on data from governments, the private sector and market research companies.
The ten countries with the highest per capita consumption 2010 Switzerland Denmark Luxembourg Austria Liechtenstein Sweden Germany United States of America Canada France 153 142 127 118 100 86 74 65 57 52 0 50 100 150 200 Per capita consumption 2010 Source: FiBL-AMI Survey 2012, based on data from governments, the private sector and market research companies.
Map: Organic agricultural land in Africa 2010
Map: Organic agricultural land in Asia 2010
Map: Organic agricultural land in Europe 2010
Map: Organic agricultural land in Latin America and the Caribbean 2010 17
Map: Organic agricultural land in North America 2010
Map: Organic agricultural land in Oceania 2010
Notes Organic agricultural land includes in-conversion areas. For supplementary material go to http://www.organicworld.net/yearbook-2012.html
Acknowledgements The support of the Swiss State Secretariat of Economic Affairs, the International Trade Centre, and NürnbergMesse is gratefully acknowledged.