Area under organic farming in European Union
Organic farming covered 9.1% of agricultural land in the European Union in 2020. The value for 2020 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2012.
European Union is a group: European Union, 27 member states (composition from February 2020). The value is the aggregate published by Eurostat, not an average calculated on this site.
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimated”.
European Union, 2020
9.1%e (Estimated)
Change from 2019
+0.6percentage points
Area under organic farming in European Union over time
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% of utilised agricultural area. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | European Union |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 9.1%e (estimated) |
| 2019 | 8.5%e (estimated) |
| 2018 | 8.0%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 7.5% |
| 2016 | 7.1% |
| 2015 | 6.6% |
| 2014 | 6.1% |
| 2013 | 5.9% |
| 2012 | 5.9% |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 8.5% in 2019.
- Since 2012, when it was 5.9%, the figure has changed by +3.2 percentage points.
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