Area under organic farming in United Kingdom
Organic farming covered 2.6% of agricultural land in United Kingdom in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
The latest value for United Kingdom is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2024.
United Kingdom, 2019
2.6%
Change from 2018
0percentage points
European Union, 2019
8.5%e (Estimated)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2019
8.1%
Area under organic farming in United Kingdom 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 | United Kingdom | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | – | 9.1%e (estimated) |
| 2019 | 2.6% | 8.5%e (estimated) |
| 2018 | 2.6% | 8.0%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 2.9% | 7.5% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | 7.1% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | 6.6% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | 6.1% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | 5.9% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | 5.9% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | – |
| 2010 | 4.1% | – |
| 2009 | 4.2% | – |
| 2008 | 4.1% | – |
| 2007 | 3.7% | – |
| 2006 | 3.4% | – |
| 2005 | 3.5% | – |
| 2004 | 3.9% | – |
| 2003 | 3.9% | – |
| 2002 | 4.2% | – |
| 2001 | 3.8% | – |
| 2000 | 3.3% | – |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 2.6% in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 4.2%, the figure has changed by −1.6 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2019 was 8.5%.
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Agricultural land
69.2%
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Cereal yield
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Cost of a healthy diet
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Healthy diet unaffordable
2.9%e (Estimate)
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Pesticide use
2.75e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
113.1e (Estimate) kg/ha
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