Organic Agriculture Worldwide Key results from the survey on organic agriculture worldwide 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, NrnbergMesse
Data as published February 2011 in The World of Organic Agriculture. Statistics and Emerging Trends 2011 For updates check www.organic-world.net Contact: Helga Willer, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, FiBL, Frick, Switzerland, helga.willer@fibl.org

Distribution of organic agricultural land by region 2009

7.1% 9.6%

2.8% 32.6%

Oceania Europe Latin America Asia Northern America

23.0%

Africa

24.9%

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Source: FiBL & IFOAM Survey 2011

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.

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The ten countries/areas with the highest shares of organic agricultural land 2009

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Source: FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011, based on data from governments, organic sector organisations and certifiers.

World: Development of organic agricultural land 1999-2009

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Source: FiBL, IFOAM and SOEL 2000-2011

Europe: Development of organic agricultural land 1999-2009

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Source: FiBL2000-2011

The ten countries with the largest numbers of organic producers 2009

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Source: FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011, based on data from governments, the organic sector and certifiers

The countries with the largest domestic markets for organic food 2009
United States of America Germany France United Kingdom Italy Canada (2008) Switzerland Japan Spain Austria 0 3'041 2'065 1'500 1'284 1'023 1'000 905 868 5'000 10'000 Million Euros 15'000 20'000 5'800 17'835

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Source: FiBL, AMI, ORC 2011, based on national sources

The countries with the highest per capita consumption 2009

Denmark Switzerland Austria Luxembourg Liechtenstein Sweden Germany United States of America France Canada (2008) 0 25

139 132 104 103 100 75 71 58 47 38 50 75 100 125 150

Euros per year

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Source: FiBL, AMI, ORC 2011, based on national sources

Africa: Organic agricultural land by country 2009

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Source: IFOAM/FiBL Survey 2011

Asia: Organic agricultural land by country 2009

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Source: FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011

Europe: Organic agricultural land by country 2009

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Source: FiBL Survey 2011

Latin America/Caribbean: Organic agricultural land by country 2009

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Source: FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011

North America: Organic agricultural land by country 2009

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Source: USDA and COG 2011

Oceania: Organic agricultural land by country 2009

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FiBL/IFOAM Survey 2011