Organic Agriculture Worldwide: Current Statistics Helga Willer and Julia Lernoud, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Frick, Switzerland BIOFACH 2014, 12.2.2014
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Key data/indicators related to area and producers 2012 164 countries have data on organic agriculture. 37.5 million hectares of agricultural land are organic (including conversion areas). 0.9 percent of the agricultural land is organic, and 10 countries have more than ten percent organic agricultural land. 1.9 million producers were reported, more than three quarters are in developing countries.
FiBL-IFOAM-Survey: Number of countries and terretories covered
Organic agricultural land and other areas 2012 Source: FiBL-IFOAM Survey 2014, based on data from governments, the private sector and certifiers.
Distribution of organic agricultural land by region 2012 Distribution of organic agricultural land by region 2012 Source: FiBL IFOAM Survey 2014 Northern America 8% Africa 3% Asia 9% Oceania 32% Latin America 18% Europe 30%
The ten countries with the most organic agricultural land 2012 The ten countries with the largest areas of organic agricultural land 2012 Source: FiBL IFOAM survey 2014 Australia (2009) Argentina United States of America (2011) China (2011) Spain Italy Germany France Uruguay (2006) Canada 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 3.6 12.0 0 4 8 12 Million hectares
The countries with the highest shares of organic agricultural land 2012 The ten countries with the highest shares of organic agricultural land 2012 Source: FiBL IFOAM survey 2014 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Liechtenstein Austria Sweden Estonia Switzerland Samoa Czech Republic Latvia French Guiana 15.6% 15.3% 12.0% 11.8% 11.5% 10.8% 10.6% 19.7% 29.6% 36.3% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% Share of total agricultural land
Distribution of organic shares 2012 Distribution of the shares of organic agricultural land 2012 Source: FiBL IFOAM Survey 2014 10 countries, 6 % 17 countries, 11 % 97 countries 61% 35 countries, 22% More than 10% Between 10 5% Between 5 1% Less than 1%
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Growth of the organic agricultural land 1999-2012 Million hectares Growth of the organic agricultural land 1999 2012 Source: FiBL IFOAM SOEL Surveys 1999 2014 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 11.0 14.9 17.2 19.8 25.7 29.8 29.0 30.1 31.5 34.4 36.3 36.0 37.4 37.5 5 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Development of organic agricultural land in the regions 1999-2012 Growth of the organic agricultural land by continent 1999 2012 Source: FiBL IFOAM SOEL Surveys 1999 2014 14 12 12.2 11.2 10 Million hectares 8 6 4 5.3 3.7 6.8 3.2 2 0 3.0 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Africa Asia Europe Latin America Northern America Oceania
Further organic areas Apart from the organic agricultural land there are further organic areas, the largest part of these are wild collection areas and areas for beekeeping. Furthermore there are aquaculture, forest and grazing areas on non-agricultural land. It should be noted that many countries do not report these areas, as they only communicate the agricultural land. The total for these areas was more than 31 million hectares.
Organic agricultural land and other areas 2012 Distribution of all organic areas in 2012 Source: FiBL IFOAM Survey 2014 Other 2% Wild collection 43% Agricultural land 55%
Wild collection by continent and the ten countries with the largest wild collection areas 2012 Distribution of organic wild collection areas by region2012 Source: FiBL IFOAM Survey 2014 Asia 22.6% Latin America 9,5% Northern America 0,2% Africa 32.5% Europe 35.2% The ten countries with the largest wild collection areas 2012 Source: FiBL IFOAM survey 2014 Finland Zambia India Namibia (2011) Brazil Romania Tajikistan China Bolivia (2011) Argentina 1.21 1.08 1.06 0.98 0.79 0.57 2.45 4.70 6.13 7.01 0 5 10 Million hectares
Development of organic land uses Development of the organic land by land use type 2004 2012 Source: FiBL IFOAM SOEL Surveys 1999 2014 Million hectares 25 20 15 10 5 0 21.8 3.4 22.9 23.1 22.3 22.6 22.5 20.0 20.4 20.0 4.0 4.3 4.6 4.9 5.6 6.1 7.2 7.5 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.9 2.0 2.5 2.6 2.9 3.2 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Arable crops Permanent crops Permanent grassland
Land use and key crops 2012 Distribution of main land use types and crop categories 2012 Source: FiBL IFOAM Survey 2014; based on information from the private sector, certifiers, and governments. Land use types 2012 Other agr. Land 1% No details, 12% Arable crops 17% Cereals Green fodders Oilseeds Protein crops Vegetables Key arable crops 0.64 0.32 0.24 2.65 2.34 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 In millions of hectares Perm. Grassland 63% Permanent crops 7% Coffee Olives Grapes Nuts Cocoa Key permanent crops 0.28 0.27 0.20 0.70 0.58 0.0 0.5 1.0 In millions of hectares
Development of organic crops/crop groups 2004 2012 Development of organic crops/crop groups 2004 2012 Source: FiBL IFOAM survey 2014 5'000'000 4'500'000 4'000'000 3'500'000 3'000'000 2'500'000 2'000'000 1'500'000 Vegetables Olives Oilseeds Grapes Fruit, temperate Protein crops Cereals 1'000'000 500'000 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20
Growth of selected crops between 2011-2012 Growth of selected crops between2011 2012 Source: FiBL IFOAM survey 2014 Cereals Coffee Oilseeds Olives Protein crops Grapes 2012 2011 Vegetables Fruit, tropical and subtropical Cocoa Fruit, temperate Citrus fruit 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 Million hectares
Growth of selected products 2004-2012 Tropical and subtropical fruit: Development 2004 2012 Source: FiBL IFOAM SOEL 2006 2014 Coffee: Development of the global organic area 2004 2012 Source: FiBL IFOAM SOEL 2006 2014 Hectares 250'000 200'000 150'000 100'000 50'000 37'982 62'690 132'145 165'447 209'969 Hectares 800'000 700'000 600'000 500'000 400'000 300'000 200'000 176'139 339'464 463'859 626'547 695'959 0 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 100'000 0 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 Cocoa beans: Development of the global organic area 2004 2012 Source: FiBL IFOAM SOEL 2006 2014 Citrus fruit: Development of the global organic area 2004 2012 Source: FiBL IFOAM SOEL 2006 2014 Hectares 250'000 200'000 150'000 100'000 88'458 171'087 233'951 205'419 Hectares 70'000 60'000 50'000 40'000 30'000 28'549 40'460 57'633 53'945 65'838 50'000 48'395 20'000 10'000 0 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 0 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 22
Organic export values the ten countries with the highest export values 2012 Source: FiBL IFOAM survey 2014; in total for 41 countries data were available Italy Netherlands Spain Mexico Canada France India China Dominican Viet Nam 389.0 356.0 309.0 291.2 233.0 206.0 204.0 589.7 783.0 1'200.0 0.0 200.0 400.0 600.0 800.0 1'000.0 1'200.0 1'400.0 Million euros 23
Organic producers 2012 For the current survey, a total of 1.9 million organic producers was reported. According to the data obtained, more than three quarters of the producers are located in developing and transition countries. The country with the most producers is India (600 000), followed by Uganda (189 610) and Mexico (169 707). It should be noted that not all certifiers reported the number of producers; their number is probably higher than 1.9 million.
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World: Development of organic producers 1999-2012 Development of the number of organic producers 1999 2012 Source: FiBL IFOAM SOEL Surveys 1999 20 2.5 2.0 1.92 Million producers 1.5 1.0 0.92 1.39 1.59 0.5 0.25 0.44 0.50 0.0 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 26
Summary Also in 2012 organic farming continued to grow: More organic farmland, more producers, market growth. However, the development varies a lot between countries and regions. The outlook on the organic markets continues to be good; there is scope for further growth. For better monitoring of the development of the sector, data collection and processing need to be improved in many countries, in particular for market and international trade data.
Indicator World Leading countries Countries with data on certified organic agriculture Organic agricultural land Share of total agricultural land Further, non agricultural organic areas (mainly wild collection) Producers Organic market size 2012: 163 countries 2012: 37.5 million hectares (1999: 11 million hectares) Australia (12 mio. hectares, 2009) Argentina (3.6 mio. hectares) US (2.2 mio. hectares, 2011) 2012: 0.86 % Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (36.3 %) Liechtenstein (29.6 %) Austria (19.7 %) 2011: 31 million hectares (2011: 32.5 million hectares; 2010: 43 million hectares) 1.9 million producers (2011: 1.8 million producers; 2010: 1.6 million producers) 63.8 billion US dollars (2011: 63 billion US dollars 1999: 15.2 billion US dollars) Finland (7 million hectares) Zambia (6.1 million hectares; 2009) India (4.7 million hectares) India (600 000), Uganda (189 610), Mexico (169 707) US (22.6 billion euros) Germany (7 billion euros) France (4 billion euros) Source: Organic Monitor Per capita consumption 2012: 9.08 US dollars Switzerland (189.1 euros) Denmark (158.6 euros) Luxemburg (143 euros) Number of countries with organic regulations 2011 88 countries (2011: 86 countries) Number of IFOAM affiliates 2013: 732 affiliates from 114 countries Germany: 85 affiliates; India: 44 affiliates; United States: 37 affiliates; China: 34 affiliates
The World of Organic Agriculture 2014 The 15th edition of The World of Organic Agriculture, was published by FiBL and IFOAM in February 2014.* Contents: Results of the survey on organic agriculture worldwide; Organic agriculture in the regions and country reports; Australia, Canada, Croatia, the Pacific Islands, United Arab Emirates, and The United States of America. Chapters on the global market, standards & legislations, voluntary standards, PGS, European market and tea production in China Numerous tables and graphs. The book can be ordered via IFOAM.org and shop.fibl.org. *Willer, H, Lernoud, J, (2014) The World of Organic Agriculture. Statistics and Emerging Trends 2014. FiBL, Frick, and, IFOAM,Bonn 29