Organic and in-conversion farming land area in the United Kingdom (UK) 2002-2019

Published by Nils-Gerrit Wunsch, Nov 27, 2020

The statistic illustrates the total area of land used for organic farming and land in-conversion for organic farming in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2002 to 2019. In 2009, there were 738.7 thousand hectares of organic land, including in-conversion and fully organic areas, in the United Kingdom. This figure has been declining ever since down to 485.2 thousand hectares in 2019. Additionally, the fully organic and in-conversion land area for organic farming by region in the United Kingdom can be found at the following.

Organic and in-conversion land area used for organic farming in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2002 to 2019* (in 1,000 hectares)

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Release date

May 2020

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2002 to 2019

Supplementary notes

* 'In-conversion' refers to farm land in the process of converting to full organic farm use. Furthermore the source states: "In most cases land must be managed organically for a minimum of two years (three years for top fruit orchards) before it is granted approved 'organic' status and is eligible for organic certification. Producers can then sell their produce as 'organic' and organic livestock breeding can commence." Organic land area is defined by the source as fully organic area.