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Share of the utilised agricultural area in the EU-27 used for organic farming over the period 2012-2020

Figure Created 25 Jan 2023 Published 14 Feb 2023 Last modified 14 Feb 2023

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Topics: Agriculture Land use Environment and health

Organic farming in the EU has been continuously increasing since 2012 and extended over million hectares in 2020, representing 9.1% of the utilised agricultural area (UAA).

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Methodology:: Eurostat calculates the indicator annually from data reported by countries.
Units:: Percentage of total utilised agricultural area (UAA)
Rights:: EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).
Owners:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
Figure type:: Graph

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Data source: Statistics | Eurostat (europa.eu) “Organic crop area by agricultural production methods and crops (from 2012 onwards)”. EU-27 aggregate value in 2020 is an estimate.

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