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Where do EU countries stand on the path to 25 percent organic farming?

Series of fact sheets, with a wheat field in the background.

The country fact sheets provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of organic farming in 29 European countries in a condensed form. (Photo: Thünen Institute)

The European Commission has set an ambitious goal: by 2030, 25 percent of agricultural land in the European Union should be farmed organically. But how close are EU member states to this goal? And what factors will influence further progress? In the OrganicTargets4EU project, FiBL and the Thünen Institute compiled fact sheets on the state of organic farming in the countries of the EU, Switzerland, and Norway.

The country fact sheets recently published as part of the OrganicTargets4EU project provide a comprehensive overview of the state of agricultural policy measures and key figures for organic farming in 29 European countries in a condensed format. They also highlight the progress that can be made in each country and the challenges that lie ahead.

Country-specific approaches

Denmark, for example, is focusing on the organic market. The Scandinavian country has implemented several action plans since 1995. There is a strong focus on the use of organically produced food in the public sector and in restaurants. More than ten percent of the land under cultivation is now farmed organically, and twelve percent of retail sales of food and beverages come from organic farming. Denmark also has the highest per capita consumption of organic food in the EU.

Greece is also one of the countries leading the way. Between 2023 and 2027, eleven percent of all payments made under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) are to be invested in organic farming support. This would represent the highest share among all member states.

While the figures on the state of the organic sector in the individual countries were compiled by FiBL, the information on agricultural policy measures was provided by Nicolas Lampkin from the Thünen Institute. He has also summarized the Europe-wide survey for the statistical yearbook The World of Organic Agriculture. Every year, the updated statistics on European organic farming are published in this yearbook by FiBL employee Helga Willer and colleagues. While the figures in the fact sheets refer to 2022, the figures for 2023 are already available in the current yearbook.

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  • Lampkin, Nicolas; Jahrl, Ingrid und Reinecke, Sabine (2025) Achieving the EU Farm-to-Fork 25% Organic Target: How Can Policy Support This Goal? In: Willer, Helga; Trávníček, Jan und Schlatter, Bernhard (Eds.) The World of Organic Agriculture. Statistics and Emerging Trends 2025. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL and IFOAM – Organics International, CH-Frick and D-Bonn, S. 213-219. https://orgprints.org/id/eprint/55039/
  • Willer, Helga; Schlatter, Bernhard; Trávníček, Jan und Schaack, Diana (2025) Europe and European Union: Key facts and Figures. In: Willer, Helga; Trávníček, Jan und Schlatter, Bernhard (Eds.) The World of Organic Agriculture. Statistics and Emerging Trends 2025. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL and IFOAM – Organics International, CH-Frick and D-Bonn, S. 175-201. https://orgprints.org/id/eprint/55041/