Global Organic Farmland and Market Continued to Grow in 2021
“The World of Organic Agriculture” yearbook gathering global data from 2021 was presented at a BIOFACH session on Tuesday, 14 February 2023.
February 9, 2023 | Source: IFOAM Organics International
The latest data on organic farming worldwide was presented by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and IFOAM – Organics International at BIOFACH, the world’s leading trade fair for organic food.
IFOAM – Organics International and the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) discussing the findings in the yearbook
In 2021, organic retail sales grew by 4 billion euros and reached almost 125 billion euros. Organic farmland grew to a global total of 76.4 million hectares.
Organic farmland and retail sales both continued to show growth worldwide, according to data from 191 countries (data as of the end of 2021). Published by FiBL and IFOAM – Organics International, the 24th edition of “The World of Organic Agriculture” shows the trend of overall growth seen in past years continued into 2021, although at a slower pace.
The annual survey on global organic agriculture is supported by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), the Sustainability Fund of Coop Switzerland, and Nürnberg Messe, organisers of the BIOFACH trade fair.