1. FiBL
Organic Agriculture Worldwide Key results from the global survey on organic agriculture 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
Contact: Helga Willer, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, FiBL, Frick, Switzerland, 1

2. The Global Survey on Organic Agriculture: Supporters
International Trade Centre, Geneva
The Swiss State Secretariat of Economic Affairs SECO, Berne
Nürnberg Messe, the organizers of the BioFach Organic Trade Fair

3. The World of Organic Agriculture 2011
The 12th edition of ‚The World of Organic Agriculture‘, was published by FiBL and IFOAM in February 2011.*
Contents:
Results of the survey on organic agriculture worldwide;
Organic agriculture in the regions and country reports;
Armenia, Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea, Pacific Islands, Switzerland, Tunisia, Uganda, United States and Ukraine.
Chapters on the global market, standards & legislations, voluntary standards and organic beekeeping
Numerous tables and graphs.
The book can be ordered via IFOAM.org and shop.FiBL.org.
*Willer, H, and Kilcher, L. (2011) The World of Organic Agriculture. Statistics and Emerging Trends IFOAM, Bonn, and FiBL, Frick

4. Website www.organic-world.net
Detailed statistics in excel format (in progress)
Graphs & Maps
Data revisions
News and background information

5. About this presentation
This presentations summarizes the key results of the FiBL/IFOAM survey on organic agriculture worldwide 2011 (data 2009). In addition key results on crop and on regional data are presented.
More information is available at the password area of
The presentations has 4 main chapters:
Data background and key data on organic agriculture: Land, producers, market data 2009
Organic agriculture in developing countries 2009
Land use and key crops in organic agriculture 2009
Organic agriculture in the regions

6. Data background and key data on organic agriculture: Land, producers, market data 2009

7. The 12th Survey on organic agriculture world-wide
The 12th survey on organic agriculture worldwide was carried out by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL and the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements IFOAM.
The survey was carried out between July 2010 and February 2011.
Data were received from 160 countries (2008: 154 countries).
New countries included: Belarus, Channel Islands, Cook Islands, Grenada, Haiti, Myanmar.
Updated data on area and producers were available for 142 countries.,
Data were provided by almost 200 country experts (representatives from NGOs, certification bodies, governments, researchers).
The following data were collected:
Area data (including land use and crop details);
Producers, other operator types;
Domestic market values;
Exports and imports.
The results are published in the yearbook ‘The World of Organic Agriculture 2011’ and at

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Countries and territories covered by the global survey on organic agriculture 2009
Countries with data on organic agriculture
Countries per region
Share of countries that provided data (%)
Africa 38 57
67%
Asia 37 49
76%
Europe 45 46
98%
South & Central America, Caribbean 29
64%
North America 2 5
40%
Oceania 9 13
69%
World
160
214
75%
Source: FiBL & IFOAM Survey 2011

9. Organic data collection systems world-wide 2009 for data on area, operators and production (total 160 countries)
Government collection systems (70 countries)
Data from the certifiers
Census/farm structure survey
Direct payments
Private collection systems (35 countries)
Company data
No collection system (55 countries)
FiBL and IFOAM collect the data from the international certifiers
Source: FiBL and IFOAM Survey 2011

10. International certifiers that provided data for several countries (2009 data)

11. Networks, transnational data collection efforts

12. General notes on the data
Data sources: For data sources see annex to The World of Organic Agriculture 2011.
Countries: For countries and areas, FiBL and IFOAM used the Standard Country and Area Codes Classifications as defined by the United Nations Statistics division.
Term organic: In the tables, the term organic refers to the fully converted and in-conversion areas.
Share of total agricultural land: In some cases the calculation of the shares of organic agricultural land, based on the Eurostat and FAOSTAT data, might differ from the organic shares obtained from ministries or local experts.
Producers: Some countries report the number of smallholders, and others only the numbers of companies, projects or grower groups, which may each comprise a number of producers.
Data revisions: Should data revisions and correction become necessary these are communicated at the data revision pages of Organic-World.net.

13. Key data/indicators on organic agriculture world-wide 2009
160 countries have data on organic agriculture (up from 154).
37.2 million hectares of agricultural land are organic (including conversion areas).
The organic agricultural land increased by 2 million hectares or six percent.
7 countries have more than ten percent organic agricultural land, 17 countries have between 5 and 10 percent.
There are 41.9 million hectares of further, non agricultural areas (up from 31.1 million hectares)
1.8 million producers were reported (up from 1.4 million)

14. Definition of organic areas
Agricultural land (37.2 million hectares in 2009)
Cropland
Arable land (cereals, vegetables etc.)
Permanent crops (fruit, grapes, olives …)
Cropland, no details (=arable land and permanent crops)
Permanent grassland
Other agricultural land
Non-agricultural areas (41.9 million hectares in 2009)
Wild collection/Bee keeping
Forest
Aquaculture
Grazing areas on non-agricultural land

15. Organic agricultural land by region 2009
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Organic agricultural land by region 2009
Currently 37.2 million hectares are under organic agricultural management (end of 2009 for most data).
The region with the most organic agricultural land is
Oceania, with million hectares, followed by
Europe with almost 9.3 million hectares,
Latin America (8.6 million hectares),
Asia (3.6 million hectares),
North America (2.7 million hectares), and
Africa (more than 1 million hectares).
Oceania has almost one-third of the global organic agricultural land, but its relative importance is decreasing. Europe, a region that has had a very constant growth of organic land over the years, has one quarter of the world’s organic agricultural land. The share of Latin America is slightly lower than that of Europe (23 percent).
In addition to the agricultural land, there are 41.9 million hectares of non-agricultural areas, mainly wild-collection.

16. Organic agricultural land and other organic areas 2009
Source: FiBL & IFOAM Survey 2011

17. Distribution of organic agricultural land by region 2009
Source: FiBL & IFOAM Survey 2011

18. The countries with the most organic agricultural land 2009
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The countries with the most organic agricultural land 2009
Australia is the country with the most organic agricultural land, 97 percent of which is extensive grazing area.
Argentina is second, followed by the United States in third place.
The ten countries with the most organically managed land have a combined total of 27.5 million hectares, constituting three quarters of the world’s organic agricultural land.

19. World: The ten countries with the most organic agricultural land 2009
Argentina, US and Uruguay: Only fully converted areas
Source: FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011, based on data from governments, the private organic sector and certifiers.

20. Share of organic land of total agricultural area 2009
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Share of organic land of total agricultural area 2009
The share of the world’s organic agricultural of all agricultural land is 0.85 percent.
By region, the share is highest in Oceania (2.8 percent), followed by Europe with 1.9 percent and Latin America with 1.4 percent. In the 27 countries of the European Union, the share of organically managed land is more than 4.7 percent. In the other regions, the share of organically managed land is less than one percent.
Seven countries have more than 10 percent organic land and 17 countries have between 5 and 10 percent organic land.
However, 68 percent of the countries for which data are available have less than one percent organic agricultural land.
The country with the highest share is the Falkland Islands (Malvinas), where several large sheep farms are working organically, followed by Liechtenstein (26.9 percent) and Austria (18.5 percent).
It is interesting to note that many island states have high shares.

21. The ten countries/areas with the highest shares of organic agricultural land 2009
Source: FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011, based on data from governments, organic sector organisations and certifiers.

22. Distribution of organic shares of the total agricultural areas 2009 (total countries 160)
Source: FiBL & IFOAM 2011

23. Shares of some key crops of the respective total area (2009) (not for all countries with data on organic farming land use data were available)
Source: FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011, based on data from governments, organic sector organisations and certifiers.

24. Growth of the organic agricultural land 2009
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Growth of the organic agricultural land 2009
Compared with the revised data from 2008, the organic agricultural land increased by more than two million hectares, or by six percent in 2009.
Compared with 1999, when data on organic agriculture worldwide were available for the first time the organic agricultural land has more than trebled.

25. Growth of the organic agricultural land 2000-2009 by region
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Growth of the organic agricultural land by region
Table: Growth of the organic agricultural land by region in million hectares
Region
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
In Million hectares
Africa
0.05
0.23
0.32
0.36
0.52
0.49
0.69
0.86
1.03
Asia
0.06
0.42
0.50
3.78
2.68
3.00
2.89
3.35
3.58
Europe
4.50
5.43
5.80
6.13
6.35
6.76
7.27
7.76
8.27
9.26
Latin America
3.92
4.77
5.75
5.96
5.22
5.06
4.95
6.41
8.07
8.56
Northern America
1.06
1.28
1.26
1.41
1.72
2.22
1.79
2.29
2.58
2.65
Oceania
5.31
6.25
11.30
12.18
11.81
12.43
12.07
12.11
12.15
Total
14.90
17.44
19.81
25.65
29.76
29.01
30.13
32.31
35.23
37.23
Source: FiBL/IFOAM/SOEL Surveys

26. World: Development of organic agricultural land 1999-2009
Source: FiBL, IFOAM and SOEL

27. World: Development of organic agricultural land by region 1999-2009
Source: FiBL, IFOAM and SOEL

28. World: Development of organic agricultural land 2007 to 2009 by geographical region
Source: FiBL & IFOAM Surveys

29. The ten countries with the highest INCREASE of organic agricultural land 2008-2009
Source: FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011, based on data from governments, the private organic sector and certifiers

30. 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,
Further areas 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 area for these areas was 41.9 million hectares, constituting an increase of 10 million hectares compared with 2008.
Large increases of wild collection and beekeeping areas occurred in Cameroon and Russia.

31. Wild collection and beekeeping areas
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Wild collection and beekeeping areas
45.5 million hectares of wild collection and bee-keeping areas were reported for 2009.
The wild collection / bee-keeping areas are more or less evenly distributed over four regions: Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America, reflecting quite a different pattern than that for agricultural land.
The collection of wild harvested crops is defined in the IFOAM Basic Standards (IFOAM 2006), and wild collection activities are regulated in organic laws.

32. Development of organic agricultural land and other organic areas 1999 to 2009
Source: FiBL /IFOAM/SÖL

33. Distribution of organic wild collection areas by region 2009
Source: FiBL & IFOAM Survey 2011

34. Organic wild collection: The ten countries with the largest wild collection areas (including bee-keeping) 2009
FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011, based on data from governments, the private organic sector and certifiers

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Organic producers 2009
For the current survey, a total of 1.8 million organic producers was reported,
This is an increase of more than 0.4 million compared with 2008.
In India, the number of organic producers almost doubled in 2009.
According to the data obtained, more than three quarters of the producers are located in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
The country with the most producers is India, followed by Uganda and Mexico.
It should be noted that not all certifiers reported the number of producers; their number is probably higher than 1.8 million.

36. The ten countries with the largest numbers of organic producers 2009
Source: FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011, based on data from governments, the organic sector and certifiers

37. Organic producers by geographical region 2009 (total: 1.8 million)
Source: FiBL & IFOAM 2011

38. World: Development of organic producers 1999-2009
Source: FiBL, IFOAM & SOEL

39. The global market for organic food and beverages 2009
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The global market for organic food and beverages 2009
In 2009, the global market for certified organic food and drink was estimated to be 54.9 billion US Dollars or approximately 40 billion Euros (average exchange rate 2009, Sahota (2011).
The volume of the turnover with organic products has more than trebled since 1999, when it was estimated to be 15 billion US Dollars. With the economic crisis growth slowed down in 2009 in many countries, or stagnated (Germany), but some countries showed healthy growth also in 2009, for instance France (+19 percent) or Norway (+10 percent).
More than ninety percent of the organic product revenues is made in the Northern hemisphere. Europe accounts for 48 percent of the global organic food sales; North America for 48.1 percent (data 2009)
Sahota 2011
In 2009, the by far largest market was the United States with 17.8 billion Euros of organic food sales, followed by Germany with 5.8 billion and France with 3 billion Euros .
In 2009, the countries with the highest market shares for organic food were Denmark (7.2 percent), followed by Austria (6 percent) and Switzerland (5.2 percent).
These are also the countries that have the highest annual per capita consumption : Denmark (139 Euros), Switzerland (132 Euros).
Shares that are reached for some products and product groups are, however, considerably higher as is shown by data that some countries provide. In Switzerland 17 percent of the eggs sold in the general retail trade are organic, 13 percent of the bread and 11 percent of the vegetables. The most popular organic product groups are fresh fruit and vegetables, dairy products and bakery wares.
Compiled by FiBL 2011

40. Distribution of organic food sales by region 2009
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Distribution of organic food sales by region 2009
Source: Organic Monitor, Sahota 2011

41. The countries with the largest domestic markets for organic food 2009
Source: FiBL, based on national sources

42. Development of the global market for organic food and beverages
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Development of the global market for organic food and beverages
Source: Organic Monitor (Sahota 2011)

43. Growth of sales with organic food and beverages in Germany 2000-2009
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Growth of sales with organic food and beverages in Germany
Sources: Hamm/Rippin 2009, AMI 2010

44. The countries with the highest shares of organic food sales 2009
Source: FiBL and AMI Survey 2011, based on national sources

45. The countries with the highest per capita consumption 2009
Source: FiBL, AMI, ORC 2011, based on national sources

46. Switzerland: Shares of the total market for selected organic product groups 2009
Source: Bio Suisse 2010

47. Switzerland and USA: Importance of selected product groups of the overall turnover with organic food 2009
Source: Bio Suisse 2010 and OTA 2010

48. Organic agriculture in developing countries 2009

49. FiBL
Organic farming in developing & transition countries and emerging markets 2009
About one third of the world’s organic agricultural land – 13.4 million hectares - is located in developing/transition countries and in emerging markets.* Most of this land is in Latin American countries, with Asia and Africa in second and third place.
1.5 million producers are in these countries.
*Countries listed in the List of Recipients of Official Development Assistance (ODA) of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The list is available at

50. Developing/transition countries and emerging markets
Developing/transition countries and emerging markets*: The ten countries with the largest areas of organic agricultural land 2009
FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011, based on data from governments, the private organic sector and certifiers *= countries on the DAC list, see

51. Organic producers and agricultural land in the countries of the DAC list
Source: FiBL, IFOAM & SOEL

52. Developing/transition countries and emerging markets
Developing/transition countries and emerging markets*: The ten countries with the largest highest shares of organic agricultural land 2009
Source: FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011, based on data from governments, private organic sector organisations and certifiers.

53. FiBL
Land use and crops

54. Definition of organic areas
Agricultural land (37.2 million hectares in 2009)
Cropland
Arable land (cereals, vegetables etc.)
Permanent crops (fruit, grapes, olives …)
Cropland, no details (=arable land and permanent crops)
Permanent grassland
Other agricultural land
Non-agricultural areas (41.9 million hectares)
Wild collection/Bee keeping
Forest
Aquaculture
Grazing areas on non-agricultural land

55. World: Use of organic agricultural land 2009 (total: 37
World: Use of organic agricultural land (total: 37.2 million hectares)
Source: FiBL & IFOAM Survey 2011

56. Main land use types in organic agriculture 2009
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Main land use types in organic agriculture 2009
The chart of the share of land use types in the geographical regions shows:
Europe and North America use about half of their organic agricultural land as grassland, and the other half is arable land. In Europe the share of permanent crops is higher than in North America, mainly due to olives and vines grown in the Mediterranean countries.
For a large part of the organic agricultural land in both Africa and Asia, land use information is not available. In addition, for Asia (mainly China) no details on the uses of the cropped land are available.
Latin America has little arable land compared to the large grazing areas (Uruguay and Argentina). It has a comparatively high share of permanent crops (mainly coffee).
Oceania is characterized by the large grazing areas of Australia. The Pacific Islands produce a large range of tropical crops; New Zealand produces a lot of fruit.
Africa has a large proportion of permanent crops; these are mainly cash crops such as coffee, tropical fruit and olives.

57. Agricultural land use by geographical region in organic agriculture 2009
Source: FiBL & IFOAM Survey 2011

58. World: Use of organic agricultural land 2009 (total: 37
World: Use of organic agricultural land (total: 37.2 million hectares)
Source: FiBL & IFOAM Survey 2011

59. Land use types in organic agriculture: 2008 and 2009 compared
+ 3 %
+ 13 %
+ 24 %
FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011

60. Key crop groups in organic agriculture: 2008 and 2009 compared
FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011, based on data from governments, the private organic sector and certifiers

61. Organic grassland/grazing areas 2009
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Organic grassland/grazing areas 2009
With a total of at least 23 million hectares, the organic grassland/grazing areas constitute almost two thirds or 61.7 percent of the organic agricultural land.
The organic grassland/grazing areas account for 0.4 percent of the world’s total organic grassland/grazing areas .
An increase of 0.7 million hectares or 3.2 percent was reported compared with 2008.
Half of the organic organic grassland/grazing areas is located in Oceania (51.1 percent of the organic grassalnd/grazing area or 11.8 million hectares), followed by Latin America (23 percent or 5.3 million hectares) and Europe 18 percent or 4.2 million hectares).
Source: FiBL & IFOAM Survey 2011

62. Organic permanent grassland/grazing areas by geographical region 2009 (total 23 million hectares)
Source: FiBL & IFOAM Survey 2011

63. FiBL
Organic arable land 2009
With a total of at least 5.5 million hectares, arable land constitutes 15 percent of the organic agricultural land.
The organic arable land accounts for 0.4 percent of the world’s total arable land.
An increase of 13.2 percent was reported.
Most of the organic arable land is located in Europe (3.7 million hectares), followed by North America (more than 1.3 million) and Latin America (170’000 hectares).
Most of this category of land is used for cereals including rice (2.5 million hectares), followed by green fodder from arable land (1.8 million hectares) and vegetables (0.22 million hectares).
Source: FiBL & IFOAM Survey 2011

64. Organic arable land by geographical region 2009 (total 5
Organic arable land by geographical region 2009 (total 5.5 million hectares)
Source: FiBL & IFOAM Survey 2011

65. Organic arable land worldwide by main crop types 2009 (total 5
Organic arable land worldwide by main crop types 2009 (total 5.5 million hectares)
Source: FiBL & IFOAM Survey 2011

66. FiBL
Permanent cropland 2009
Permanent crops account for approximately six percent of the organic agricultural land, amounting to 2.4 million hectares, which is 1.7 percent of the world’s permanent cropland.
Compared with the previous survey (data 2008), almost half a million hectares more were reported.
With 6.5 percent, permanent cropland has a higher share in organic agriculture than in total agriculture, where it accounts for approximately three percent of the agricultural land.
Most of the permanent cropland is in Europe (1 million hectares), followed by Latin America (0.75 million hectares) and Africa (0.45 million hectares).
The most important crops are coffee (with 0.54 million hectares reported, constituting one-fifth of the organic permanent cropland), followed by olives (0.49 million hectares), cocoa (0.26 million hectares), nuts (0.2 million hectares), and grapes (0.19 million hectares).
Source: FiBL & IFOAM Survey 2011

67. Organic permanent cropland by geographical region 2009 (total 2
Organic permanent cropland by geographical region 2009 (total 2.4 million hectares)
Source: FiBL & IFOAM Survey 2011

68. Organic permanent cropland worldwide by main crop groups 2009 (total 2
Organic permanent cropland worldwide by main crop groups 2009 (total 2.4 million hectares)
Source: FiBL & IFOAM Survey 2011

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Organic citrus fruit 2009
The area of organic citrus fruits includes oranges, lemons and limes, grapefruit and pomelos and ‘other citrus fruits’.
At least 65’00 hectares of citrus fruit are grown organically worldwide.
This constitutes 0.7 percent of the world’s citrus area of 8.7 million hectares (FAOSTAT, data 2008).
The countries with the largest organic citrus areas are: Italy, South Africa and Mexico.
As no crop details were available for some of the world’s leading citrus producers - China, Brazil, Nigeria and India, in that order of importance - it can be assumed that the world figures for areas under organic citrus are higher.

70. Organic citrus area: The ten countries with the largest areas 2009
FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011, based on national sources

71. Organic citrus fruit: Growth of the organically managed land 2004-2009
Source: FiBL, IFOAM & SOEL Surveys

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Organic cereals 2009
In 2009, 2.4 million hectares of cereals were under organic management.
This is an increase of 0.2 million hectares compared with 2008, when 2.2 million hectares were grown organically.
The countries with the largest organic cereal areas are the US, Italy and Canada.
As some of the world’s large cereal producers (such as India, China and the Russian Federation) did not provide land use details, it can be assumed that the area is actually larger.
0.3 percent of the total cereal area is under organic management (according to FAO 709 million hectares of cereals were harvested in 2008).
Some countries are, however, reaching higher shares: Austria (8 percent), Portugal (7.3 percent), Sweden (7.3 percent), Lithuania (6.4 percent) or Italy 6.2 percent.

73. Organic cereals: The ten countries with the largest areas 2009
FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011, based on national sources

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Organic cocoa 2009
At least 265'000 hectares of organic cocoa were grown organically in 2009.
The countries with the largest cocoa area are Sierra Leone, Mexico and Ecuador.
Compared with 2008, there was an increase of 90'000 hectares. Most of the growth took place in Sierra Leone, where 50'000 hectares more were reported.
3.1 percent of the world’s harvested cocoa bean area of 8.7 million hectares are organic. (FAOSTAT, 2008 data).
The world’s leading coca producers are Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Indonesia and Brazil, but data on the organic cocoa area were not available for all these countries.

75. Organic cocoa area: The ten leading countries 2009
FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011 based on national sources

76. FiBL
Organic coffee 2009
At least million hectares of coffee were grown organically in 2009.
This constitutes 4.6 percent of the world’s harvested coffee area of 9.7 million hectares (FAOSTAT, data 2008).
The largest organic coffee areas are in Mexico, Ethiopia and Peru.
These countries are also reaching high shares of the total harvested coffee area: Ethiopia: 26.6 percent; Mexico 24.5 percent, Peru: 23.5 percent.
Compared with 2008, the organic coffee area grew by 80'000 hectares.
Data on the organic area were not available for all major coffee-producing countries (the leading producers are Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Colombia and Viet Nam).

77. Organic coffee area 2009: The ten countries with the largest areas
FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011, based on national data

78. FiBL
Organic grapes 2009
Almost 191’000 hectares of organic grapes were grown in 2009.
This is approximately 2.5 percent of the world’s total harvested grape area (7.3 million hectares, FAOSTAT, data 2008).
The main countries in which grapes are grown are the countries of the Mediterranean, with Spain by far the largest grower, followed by Italy and France.
Compared with 2008, the organic grape area grew by 40'000 hectares or 26 percent.

79. Organic grape area 2009: The ten leading countries
FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011, based on national sources

80. FiBL
Organic olives 2009
Almost 490’000 hectares of organic olives were grown in 2009.
This is approximately 4.7 percent of the world’s total harvested olive area (10.6 million hectares, FAOSTAT data from 2008).
The main countries in which olives are grown are the countries of the Mediterranean, Italy, Spain and Tunisia.
The highest percentage for organic olives is in Uruguay (28.3 percent), followed by Italy (11.8 percent), and France (9.5 percent).
Compared with 2008, the organic olive area grew by 60'000 hectares or 14 percent.

81. Organic olive area 2009: The ten leading countries
FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011 based on national data

82. Organic agriculture in the regions 2009
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Organic agriculture in the regions 2009

83. Africa: Organic agricultural land by country 2009
Source: IFOAM/FiBL Survey 2011

84. Organic agriculture in Africa 2009
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Organic agriculture in Africa 2009
In Africa, there are slightly more than one million hectares of certified organic agricultural land (data 2009).
This constitutes about three percent of the world’s organic agricultural land.
500’000 producers were reported.
The countries with the most organic land are Uganda (226'954 hectares), Tunisia (167'302 hectares), and Ethiopia (122'727 hectares).
The highest shares of organic land are in Sao Tome and Prince (6.5 percent), Sierra Leone (1.8 percent), and Uganda (1.7 percent).
The majority of certified organic produce in Africa is destined for export markets; in Uganda the export value for organic products was 37 million US dollars in 2009/2010.
The European Union, as the major recipient of these exports, is Africa’s largest market for agricultural produce. Tunisia was accepted under the EU’s Third Country List in 2009.
Source: IFOAM/FiBL Survey 2011

85. Africa: Development of organic agricultural land 1999-2009
Source: IFOAM, FiBL and SOEL, surveys

86. Africa: The ten countries with the most organic agricultural land 2009
IFOAM/FiBL Survey 2011, based on data from governments, the private organic sector and certifiers

87. Africa: Distribution of organically managed agricultural land by country 2009 (total: 1.03 mio ha)
IFOAM/FiBL Survey 2011, based on data from governments, the private organic sector and certifiers

88. Africa: The ten countries with the highest shares of organic agricultural land 2009
IFOAM/FiBL Survey 2011, based on data from governments, the private organic sector and certifiers

89. Africa: Distribution of shares of organic land 2009
Source: FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011

90. Africa: Use of organic agricultural land 2009 (total: 1 million hectares)
IFOAM/FiBL Survey 2011

91. Articles about Africa in the 2011 Edition of "The World of Organic Agriculture"
Organic Farming in Africa     Hervé Bouagnimbeck 
Tunisia: Country Report     Lukas Kilcher and Samia Maamer Belkhiria 
Uganda: Country Report  Charity Namuwoza and Hedwig Tushemerirwe 

92. Asia: Organic agricultural land by country 2009
Source: FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011, based on national sources

93. Organic Agriculture in Asia – Key Figures 2009
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Organic Agriculture in Asia – Key Figures 2009
The total organic agricultural area in Asia is nearly 3.6 million hectares.
This constitutes ten percent of the world’s organic agricultural land.
There were 731'315 producers reported.
The leading countries by area are China (1.9 million hectares) and India (1.2 million hectares).
Timor-Leste has the most organic agricultural area as a proportion of total agricultural land (almost seven percent).

94. Organic Agriculture in Asia – Key Figures 2009
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Organic Agriculture in Asia – Key Figures 2009
The region hosts a wide range of organic sector development scenarios, from early development to highly regulated. Far from the marginal position it held previously, organic is now an accepted concept and growing market trend in the region.
Whilst export remains the dominant feature of sector development in the majority of developing countries in the region, local markets have emerged and are gaining ground.
Primarily a market driven sector, government policy is an emerging and significant sector development factor today in many countries. Although domestic market size is still relatively small, the high value and profile associated with organic has led to civil society (consumer) calls and governments’ interest to regulate the sector. Seven markets have implemented organic labeling regulations (i.e., China, India, Japan, South Korea, Philippines, Taiwan, and Malaysia). Others, Sri Lanka and Nepal have established government competent authorities.
A major event— The 17th IFOAM Organic World Congress —will be held in Korea in autumn 2011.

95. Asia: Development of organic agricultural land 2000-2009
Source: FiBL /IFOAM Survey 2011 The increase of organic agricultural land in 2004 is due to a major expansion in China, partly due to government support. Much of these areas were grazing areas which, however, ceased to be certified in 2005, hence the drop of the organic agricultural area in Asia in that year.

96. Asia: Distribution of organic agricultural land by country 2009; total: 3.6 million hectares
FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011, based on data from governments, the private organic sector and certifiers

97. Asia: The ten countries with the most organic agricultural land 2009
FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011, based on data from governments, the private organic sector and certifiers

98. Asia: Distribution of shares of organic land 2009
Source: FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011

99. Asia: The ten countries/territories with the highest shares of organic agricultural land 2009
FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011, based on data from governments, the private organic sector and certifiers

100. Asia: Use of organic agricultural land 2009 (total: 3
Asia: Use of organic agricultural land 2009 (total: 3.6 million hectares)
Source: FiBL & IFOAM Survey 2011

101. Articles about Asia in the 2011 Edition of "The World of Organic Agriculture"
Organic Asia 2010     Ong Kung Wai 
Organic Agriculture in Armenia Nune Darbinyan 
Organic Agriculture Development in China Yuhui Qiao 
Indonesia: Country Report
Lidya Ariesusanty 
Kazakhstan: Country Report     Evgeniy Klimov 
South Korea: Country Report     Dong-Geun Choi  

102. Europe: Organic agricultural land by country 2009
Source: FiBL Survey 2011

103. Organic agriculture in Europe: Key data/indicators 2009
9.3 million hectares of agricultural land are organic (including in conversion areas).
The organic agricultural land increased by 1 million hectares or twelve percent.
Five countries have more than ten percent organic agricultural land, 12 countries between 5 and 10 percent;
260’000 producers were reported.

104. Organic agriculture in Europe: Key data/indicators 2009
The market was 18.4 billion euros, an increase of roughly five percent compared with The market grew at smaller rates than in previous years even though some countries like France and Sweden showed strong growth.
The largest market for organic products in 2009 was Germany with a turnover of 5’800 million euros, followed by France (3'041 million euros) and the UK (2'065 million euros).
As a portion of the total market share, the highest levels have been reached in Denmark, Austria and Switzerland, with five percent or more for organic products. The highest per capita spending is also in these countries.
Support for organic farming in the European Union and neighboring countries includes grants under rural development programs, legal protection, and the European as well as national action plans. An updated overview of European action plans shows that currently 26 action plans (including regional action plans) are in place.

105. Europe: The ten countries with the most organic agricultural land 2009
FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011, based on data from governments, the private organic sector and certifiers

106. Europe: Distribution of organically managed agricultural land by country 2009 (Total: 9.3 million hectares)
Source: Data based on information of Eurostat, ministries, certification bodies and the private sector. Compiled by FiBL 2011

107. Europe: Distribution of the shares of organic agricultural land 2009
Source: FiBL Survey 2011

108. Europe: The ten countries with the highest shares of organic agricultural land 2009
Source: FiBL Survey 2011, based on national sources

109. Development of the organic agricultural land in Europe 1985-2009 (Revision April 26, 2011)
Source: FiBL and Aberystwyth

110. Key crop groups in organic agriculture: 2008 and 2009 compared
FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011, based on data from governments, the private organic sector and certifiers

111. Europe: Use of organic agricultural land 2009 (total: 9
Europe: Use of organic agricultural land (total: 9.3 million hectares)
Source: FiBL Survey 2011

112. Europe: Development of the European Market for Organic Food 2004-2009
Source: FiBL, AMI & ORC Last revision: May 5, 2011

113. The European organic market for organic food and drink: Growth rates for selected countries 2009
Source: Soil Association, AMI and Agence Bio 2010

114. The European organic market for organic food and drink: Growth rates for selected countries 2010
Source: Soil Association, AMI and Agence Bio 2011

115. Europe: Distribution of sales of organic food and drink by country 2009 (total: 18.4 billion Euros)
Source: FiBL, AMI, ORC Survey 2011, based on national sources

116. The European market for organic food and drink: The countries with the highest sales 2009
Source: Compiled by FiBL, AMI and ORC 2011, based on national sources

117. The European organic market for organic food and drink: The countries with the highest shares of organic food sales 2009
Source: Compiled by FiBL, AMI & ORC 2011, based on national sources

118. The European market for organic food: The countries with the highest per capita consumption 2009
Source: Compiled by FiBL, AMI and ORC 2011, based on national sources

119. Summary: Organic market in Europe 2009
Land area
The organic agricultural land increased by 1 million hectares or 12 percent – to 9.3 million hectares (EU: 8.4 million hectares)
The highest growth was in Turkey and Spain (both +0.2 million hectares) and Italy (+0.1 million hectares)
The countries with the highest shares of organic agricultural land are Liechtenstein, Austria and Sweden.
Organic market
The organic market increased by roughly five percent to 18.4 billion Euros;
Highest growth rates were reported for France (+19 percent) and Sweden (+16 percent)
The market value stagnated however in Germany and it decreased in the UK (-13 percent)
The highest per-capita consumption is in Denmark and in Switzerland with more than 130 Euros annually
The highest market shares are in Dennmark, Austria and Switzerland.

120. Articles about Europe in the 2011 Edition of "The World of Organic Agriculture"
Organic Agriculture in Europe: Overview    Helga Willer 
The Organic Market in Europe     Diana Schaack, Helga Willer, and Susanne Padel 
Organic Action Plans in Europe in 2010    Victor Gonzálvez, Otto Schmid and Helga Willer 
Switzerland: Country Report     Lukas Kilcher 
Ukraine Country Report     Natalie Prokopchuk and Tobias Eisenring

121. Latin America/Caribbean: Organic agricultural land by country 2009
Source: FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011

122. Latin America: Key figures 2009
FiBL
Latin America: Key figures 2009
In Latin America, more than 280’000 producers managed 8.6 million hectares of agricultural land organically in 2009.
This constitutes 23 percent of the world’s organic land and 1.4 percent of the regions agricultural land.
The leading countries are Argentina (4.4 million hectares), Brazil (1.8 million hectares), and Uruguay (930'965 hectares).
The highest shares of organic agricultural land are in the Falkland Islands/Malvinas (35.7 percent), the Dominican Republic (8.3 percent), and Uruguay (6.3 percent).

123. Latin America: Key figures 2009
FiBL
Latin America: Key figures 2009
Most organic products from Latin American countries are sold on the European, North American or Japanese markets. Popular goods are especially those that cannot be produced in these regions, as well as off-season products. Thus, the development of robust local markets is still a major challenge, without which the sustainability of organic production cannot be achieved. Important crops are tropical fruits, grains and cereals, coffee, cocoa, sugar, and meats. Most organic food sales in the domestic markets of the countries occur in major cities.
Eighteen countries have legislation on organic farming, and five additional countries are currently developing organic regulations. Costa Rica and Argentina have both attained Third Country status according to the EU regulation on organic farming.
The types of support in Latin American countries range from organic agriculture promotion programs to market access support by export agencies.

124. Latin America/Caribbean: Distribution of organically managed agricultural land by country 2009 (total: 8.6 million hectares)
Source: FiBL Survey 2011

125. Latin America/Caribbean: The ten countries with the most organic agricultural land 2009
Argentina and Uruguay: Only fully converted area
Source: FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011

126. Latin America: Distribution of shares of organic land 2009
Source: FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011

127. Latin America: The ten countries with the highest shares of organic agricultural land 2009
FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011, based on data from governments, the private organic sector and certifiers

128. Latin America: Development of organically managed agricultural land 2000-2009
Source: FiBL/IFOAM/SOEL Surveys

129. Latin America: Use of organic agricultural land 2009 (total: 8
Latin America: Use of organic agricultural land 2009 (total: 8.6 million hectares)
Source: FiBL & IFOAM Survey 2011

130. Articles about Latin America and the Caribbean in the 2011 Edition of "The World of Organic Agriculture"
Organic Farming in Latin America and the Caribbean    Salvador V. Garibay, Roberto Ugas, and Patricia Flores Escudero 
Chile: Country Report     Pilar Eguillor Recabarren 
Costa Rica: Country Report     Roberto Azofeifa
All in Willer/Kilcher (Eds.) 2011: The World of Organic Agriculture. Statistics and Emerging Trends IFOAM and FiBL, Bonn and Frick

131. North America: Organic agricultural land by country 2009
Source: USDA and COG 2011

132. Organic Agriculture in North America: Key figures 2009
FiBL
Organic Agriculture in North America: Key figures 2009
In North America, almost 2.7 million hectares are managed organically, of these nearly two million in the United States and 0.7 million in Canada.
This represents approximately 0.7 percent of the total agricultural area in the region and 7 percent of the world’s organic agricultural land.
US sales of organic products continued to grow during 2009 despite the distressed state of the economy. In fact, organic product sales in 2009 grew by 5.3 percent overall, to reach 26.6 billion US dollars.
Of that figure, 24.8 billion US dollars represented organic food or 3.7 percent of the food market. The remaining 1.8 billion were sales of organic non-foods.
Projections for 2010 and beyond indicate higher growth rates for organic sales in North America.

133. Organic Agriculture in North America: Key figures 2009
FiBL
Organic Agriculture in North America: Key figures 2009
In Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in 2010 released a new report on the Canadian organic sector’s trade data and retail sales. Analyzing the 2008 sales of organic foods, the report concludes that the total Canadian organic market is worth 2 billion Canadian dollars annually.
Regarding legislation, representatives from the Canada Organic Office and the US National Organic Program have completed a full peer review, in order to monitor and evaluate how the US-Canada organic equivalence arrangement is being applied.

134. North America: Organic agricultural land 2009
Source: USDA 2010 and COG 2011

135. North America: Distribution of organic agricultural land by country 2009; total: 2.7 million hectares
Source: USDA 200 and Canadian Organic Growers 2011

136. North America: Shares of organic agricultural land 2009
Source: Canadian Organic Growers 2010 and USDA 2010

137. North America: Development of organically managed agricultural land 2000-2009
For the US, no data are available for 2009.
Source: USDA and Canadian Organic Growers

138. North America: Use of organic agricultural land 2009. (total: 2
North America: Use of organic agricultural land 2009* (total: 2.65 million hectares)
Source: FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011
*US data from 2008

139. US: Organic food sales 1997-2009
Source: OTA: Organic Industry Survey 2011 and previous surveys;

140. Articles about North America in the 2011 Edition of "The World of Organic Agriculture"
North American Overview     Barbara Fitch Haumann  
United States: Country Report     Barbara Fitch Haumann 
Canada: Country Report     Matthew Holmes and Anne Macey 
All in Willer/Kilcher (Eds.) 2011: The World of Organic Agriculture. Statistics and Emerging Trends IFOAM and FiBL, Bonn and Frick

141. Oceania: Organic agricultural land by country 2009
FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011

142. Organic agriculture in Oceania: Key figures 2009
FiBL
Organic agriculture in Oceania: Key figures 2009
This region includes Australia, New Zealand, and island states like Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, and Vanuatu.
Altogether, there are 8'466 producers, managing 12.2 million hectares.
This constitutes 2.8 percent of the agricultural land in the area and 33 percent of the world’s organic land.
Ninety-nine percent of the organic land in the region is in Australia (12 million hectares, 97 percent of which is extensive grazing land), followed by New Zealand (124’000 hectares), and Vanuatu (8'996 hectares).
The highest shares of all agricultural land are in Samoa (7.9 percent), followed Vanuatu (6.1 percent), the Solomon Islands (4.3 percent), and Australia (2.9 percent).

143. Organic agriculture in Oceania: Key figures 2009
FiBL
Organic agriculture in Oceania: Key figures 2009
Growth in the organic industry in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands has been strongly influenced by rapidly growing overseas demand; domestic markets are, however, also growing. In Australia it was at 947 Australian dollars in 2009 and in New Zealand at 350 million New Zealand dollars.
The biggest change in the Australian domestic market over 2009 was that the Australian Standard for Organic and Biodynamic Products was adopted and published by Standards Australia.
The year 2010 marked a milestone for the Pacific Region as the International Organic Accreditation Service ( has assessed the Pacific Organic Standard (POS) and found it to be equivalent to the standards requirements of the European Union’s organic regulations.

144. Oceania: Development of organic agricultural land 1999-2009
For the US, no data are available for 2009,
Source: USDA and Canadian Organic Growers

145. Oceania: Shares of organic agricultural land 2009
Source: FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011, based on data from governments, the private organic sector and certifiers.

146. Oceania: Shares of organic land 2009
Source: FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011

147. Oceania: Use of organic agricultural land 2009 (total: 12
Oceania: Use of organic agricultural land (total: million hectares)
Source: FiBL/ IFOAM Survey 2011

148. Articles about Oceania in the 2011 Edition of "The World of Organic Agriculture"
Organic Farming in Australia     Els Wynen, Alexandra Mitchell, and Paul Kristiansen 
The Pacific Islands     Karen Mapusua 
All in Willer/Kilcher (Eds.) 2011: The World of Organic Agriculture. Statistics and Emerging Trends IFOAM and FiBL, Bonn and Frick

149. Abbreviations
AMI: Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft mbH (AMI, information service for organic markets),
COG: Canadian Organic Growers –
FiBL: Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, Switzerland
IFOAM: International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements, Germany,
ORC: Organic Research Centre Elm Farm, UK,
RUTA: Unidad Regional de Asistencia Técnica (RUTA; Regional Unit for Technical Assistance), Costa Rica,
USDA: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA),