Global Organic Continues to Grow

By the end of 2023, 98.9 million hectares were managed organically, marking a 2.6 percent increase (+2.5 million hectares) from 2022. 

Latin America experienced the largest increase, adding 1 million hectares (10.8 percent growth), while Africa recorded the highest relative growth, expanding by 24 percent to reach 3.4 million hectares.

Oceania remains the leading region for organic farming, with 53.2 million hectares, accounting for more than half of the global organic area. It is followed by Europe, which has 19.5 million hectares, and Latin America, with 10.3 million hectares.

By country, Australia leads with 53 million hectares, followed by India (4.5 million hectares) and Argentina (4 million hectares).

Globally, 2.1 percent of agricultural land was managed organically in 2023. Liechtenstein led with 44.6 percent of its agricultural land under organic management, followed by Austria (27.3 percent ) and Uruguay (25.4 percent).

A total of 22 countries reported that 10 percent or more of their agricultural land was organic.

In 2023, there were 4.3 million organic producers worldwide, with India remaining the country with the most organic producers (2.36 million). There are notable increases observed in Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and Burkina Faso.

The global market for organic products reached 136.4 billion euros in 2023. The European market recorded the strongest growth, with many countries recovering from the negative trend in 2022. 

The United States retained its position as the largest market (59.0 billion euros), followed by Germany (16.1 billion euros) and China (12.6 billion euros). Switzerland recorded the highest per capita spending on organic food (468 euros), while Denmark led with the largest organic market share (11.8 percent of its total food market).

Retail sales increased significantly in Estonia (+13.0 percent) and the Netherlands (+12.5 percent). The two largest markets – the United States and Germany experienced growth rates of 3.4 and 5.0 percent, respectively.

Organic farming remains on a successful path: In 2023, organic farming continued to expand, with increases in cultivated land, markets, and international trade—albeit at a moderate pace. Africa showed particularly dynamic growth, with a significant increase in organic farmland, while some European markets recorded double-digit growth rates. The market has recovered noticeably, and the numbers speak for themselves: the importance of organic farming continues to grow steadily.

The yearbook, jointly published by FiBL and IFOAM – Organics International, is supported by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), the Coop Sustainability Fund, Bio Suisse and NürnbergMesse, the organiser of BIOFACH. Data was collected from 188 countries.

• Helga Willer, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL Ackerstrasse 113, 5070 Frick, Switzerland
  Phone +41 79 218 06 26, helga.willer@fibl.org, www.fibl.org

• Ravi R. Prasad, IFOAM – Organics International, Charles‐de‐Gaulle Strasse 5, 53113 Bonn, Germany r.prasad@ifoam.bio, www.ifoam.bio

This media release and graphs can be accessed online at https://www.fibl.org/en/info-centre/media.html.

The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL is one of the world’s leading institutes in the field of organic agriculture. FiBL’s strengths lie in its interdisciplinary research, innovations developed jointly with farmers and the food industry, and rapid knowledge transfer. The FiBL Group currently includes FiBL Switzerland (founded in 1973), FiBL Germany (2001), FiBL Austria (2004), ÖMKi (Hungarian Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, 2011), FiBL France (2017) and FiBL Europe (2017), which is jointly supported by the five national institutes. FiBL employs more than 400 staff at its various locations.

The yearbook "The World of Organic Agriculture - Statistics and Emerging Trends 2025" (350 pages) presents the results of the annual survey on organic agriculture worldwide and has numerous tables, graphs, maps and infographics. It contains reports by experts on the organic sector and information on emerging trends across all regions as well as selected countries. It also provides background information on standards and legislation, policy support, and the global market for organic food.

Further information and download link are available at www.organic-world.net/yearbook/yearbook-2025.html.

Data collection

The data on organic agriculture is collected annually by FiBL in collaboration with many partners from around the world. The results are published jointly with IFOAM – Organics International. The activities are supported by the Swiss State Secretariat of Economic Affairs SECO, the Coop Sustainability Fund, Bio Suisse and NürnbergMesse, the organiser of the BIOFACH trade fair.

Book citation

Willer, Helga, Jan Trávníček and Bernhard Schlatter (Eds.) (2025): The World of Organic Agriculture. Statistics and Emerging Trends 2025. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Frick, and IFOAM – Organics International, Bonn. Available at www.organic-world.net/yearbook/yearbook-2025.html.

Where to download

The book can be downloaded at https://shop.fibl.org (order number 1797).

Online database and interactive infographics

The data is available online at https://statistics.fibl.org.