Organic crop area by agricultural production methods and crops (until 2011) by country

Countries reporting
30
Highest
9.61 million
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
Lowest
23
Malta
Median
175,398
Years covered
15
1997–2011
Data points
346

What the numbers show

Organic crop area by agricultural production methods and crops (until 2011) is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 9.61 million in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020); the lowest is 23 in Malta.

The median across all reporting countries is 175,398, and the mean is 646,088.

Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 2,200.0%), and the largest decrease in Italy (down 11.4%).

Organic crop area by agricultural production methods and crops: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 9.61 million 2011 up 141.4% rising
2 Spain 1.80 million 2011 up 271.8% volatile
3 Italy 1.10 million 2011 down 11.4% rising
4 Germany 1.02 million 2011 up 60.7% rising
5 France 977,234 2011 up 132.8% rising
6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 638,528 2011 down 6.0% rising
7 Poland 609,412 2011 up 1,752.8% volatile
8 Austria 536,877 2011 up 31.4% rising
9 Sweden 480,185 2011 up 136.7% rising
10 Czechia 460,498 2011 up 80.6% rising
11 Romania 229,946 2011 up 113.7% rising
12 Portugal 219,683 2011 up 198.9% volatile
13 Greece 213,276 2011 up 698.6% volatile
14 Finland 188,189 2011 up 27.2% rising
15 Latvia 184,096 2011 up 604.3% rising
16 Slovakia 166,700 2011 up 233.5% rising
17 Denmark 162,173 2011 down 3.7% rising
18 Lithuania 152,305 2011 up 313.2% rising
19 Estonia 133,779 2011 up 123.9% rising
20 Hungary 124,402 2011 up 20.0% rising
21 Switzerland 110,894 2010 up 34.6% rising
22 Norway 56,107 2011 up 110.4% rising
23 Belgium 55,304 2011 up 146.3% rising
24 Ireland 47,864 2011 up 59.5% rising
25 Netherlands 47,205 2011 up 31.6% rising
26 Slovenia 32,149 2011 up 42.2% rising
27 Bulgaria 25,022 2011 up 433.4% rising
28 Luxembourg 3,614 2011 up 80.4% rising
29 Cyprus 3,184 2011 up 267.2% rising
30 Malta 23 2011 up 2,200.0% rising

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Indicator
Organic crop area by agricultural production methods and crops (until 2011)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
30 places, 346 data points, 1997–2011
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