(Frick/Bonn, February 10, 2026) These latest statistics are published in "The World of Organic Agriculture: Statistics and Emerging Trends 2026" and will be presented by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL and IFOAM – Organics International on February 10, 2026, from 4 to 5 pm at Biofach, the world's leading trade fair for organic food, held in Nuremberg, Germany.
Consumers are spending more on organic food and drink across key markets, sending a clear signal to producers, processors, and retailers that demand remains resilient. The global retail sales of organic food and drink rose to 145.0 billion euros in 2024 (increase of 6.9 billion euros). In 2024, the United States remained the largest market (60.4 billion euros), followed by Germany (17 billion euros) and China (15.5 billion euros).
Switzerland recorded the highest per capita consumption worldwide at 481 euros per person and the highest organic market share globally at 12.3 percent of total food sales in 2024.
On the production side, organic farmland remained broadly stable at 98.9 million hectares, indicating continuity in the global production base. Australia had the largest organic agricultural area (53.0 million hectares), and Liechtenstein had the highest organic farmland share (43.5 percent).
The number of organic producers reached 4.8 million worldwide.
In 2024, combined organic imports into the EU and the United States reached 5.9 million metric tons, reflecting strong market pull and increasingly connected supply chains (up 12.3 percent, by 0.6 million metric tons). The largest exporters to the EU and U.S. markets were Mexico, Ecuador, and Canada.
About the publication
The World of Organic Agriculture 2026: Statistics and Emerging Trends is the leading global reference for organic sector data on land area, producers, markets and international trade, compiled by FiBL in cooperation with IFOAM – Organics International and national data partners.
Publication and data
The yearbook, jointly published by FiBL and IFOAM – Organics International, is supported by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), the Coop Sustainability Fund, Naturland e.V. and NürnbergMesse, the organiser of Biofach. Data was collected from 183 countries.
Further information
Contacts
- Helga Willer, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL
- Ravi R. Prasad, IFOAM – Organics International
Charles-de-Gaulle-Strasse 5, 53113 Bonn, Germany
r.prasad(at)ifoam.bio, www.ifoam.bio
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The yearbook can be downloaded at the FiBL Shop (item number 1861) and from Organic Eprints.
Graphs and infographics can be downloaded at Organic-World.net.
- fibl.org: The World of Organic Agriculture 2026
- orgprints.org: The World of Organic Agriculture 2026
- organic-world.net: Graphs and infographics
Session "The World of Organic Agriculture – Latest Statistics"
Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 4 to 5 pm CET, Room Istanbul (NCC East), Forum Biofach, Biofach Congress, NürnbergMesse
- Ravi Prasad, IFOAM – Organics International, Germany, Facilitator
- Helga Willer, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Switzerland
- Sahar Brahim, IFOAM – Organics International, Germany
- Amarjit Sahota, Ecovia Intelligence, UK
organic-world.net: Info
Session "Global Organic Market Overview"
Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 1:15 to 2:45 pm CET, Room St. Petersburg (NCC East), Forum Biofach, Biofach Congress, NürnbergMesse
- Ravi R. Prasad, Director, IFOAM – Organics International: Facilitator
- Helga Willer, Scientist, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Switzerland
- David Amudavi, Executive Director, Biovision Africa Trust, Kenya
- Tom Chapman, Co-CEO, Organic Trade Association, USA
- Julia Lernoud, World Board of IFOAM – Organics International, Argentina
- Tia Loftsgard, Executive Director, Canada Organic Trade Association, Canada
- Joanna Wierzbicka, Deputy Director, IFOAM – Organics Europe, Belgium
- Youting Zhang, Co-founder, Organic and Beyond, China
organic-world.net: Info
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