The global sales of organic food have increased between 2000 and 2022. In 2022, sales of organic food amounted to about 134.76 billion U.S. dollars, up from nearly 18 billion dollars in 2000.
Organic agriculture
What constitutes organic food can vary significantly depending on the country and certifier, but it often refers to crops grown without artificial pesticides, genetic modifications, or petroleum-based fertilizers. For meat, dairy, and eggs to be labelled as organic, the animals must be raised on organic feed, given adequate time outdoors, and not fed growth hormones. In 2022, there were over 96 million hectares of organic farms worldwide. In India alone there were nearly 2.5 million organic food producers, more than any other country.
Figures have been converted from euros to U.S. dollars using the OANDA currency converter.
Data prior to 2022 have been taken from previous versions of this publication.
Figures have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic.
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Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, & IFOAM. (March 8, 2024). Worldwide sales of organic food from 1999 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273090/worldwide-sales-of-organic-foods-since-1999/
Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, und IFOAM. "Worldwide sales of organic food from 1999 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273090/worldwide-sales-of-organic-foods-since-1999/
Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, IFOAM. (2024). Worldwide sales of organic food from 1999 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273090/worldwide-sales-of-organic-foods-since-1999/
Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, and IFOAM. "Worldwide Sales of Organic Food from 1999 to 2022 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273090/worldwide-sales-of-organic-foods-since-1999/
Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau & IFOAM, Worldwide sales of organic food from 1999 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273090/worldwide-sales-of-organic-foods-since-1999/ (last visited December 10, 2024)
Worldwide sales of organic food from 1999 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, & IFOAM, March 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/273090/worldwide-sales-of-organic-foods-since-1999/