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.