CAP CONTEXT INDICATORS 2014-2020
AREA UNDER ORGANIC FARMING
The total organic area in the EU-28 (i.e. the fully converted area and the area under conversion) was more than 10 million ha in 2013 and accounted for 5.8% of the total UAA. The size of the organic area differs substantially among Member States. In absolute terms 4 Member States accounted for nearly half (49%) of the total organic area in the EU-28, namely Spain (1.6 million ha), Italy (1.3 million ha), France (1.1 million ha) and Germany (1 million ha). The importance of organic farming in terms of the UAA at national level was highest in Austria (18.6%), Sweden (16.5%), Estonia (15.8%) and the Czech Republic (13.6%), whereas in three countries (Malta, Ireland, and Bulgaria), the organic area represents less than 2% of the UAA.
Title of publication: CAP CONTEXT INDICATORS 2014-2020
Page range: 86-88
Section/Chapter: 19
Organization: European Commission - DG agriculture and Rural Development
Year: 2016
Geographical coverage: European Union (European Union)
Type: Report part
Full text available at: http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/cap-indicators/context/2015/c19_en.pdf
Content language: English