The statistic shows the results of a survey conducted from 2014 to 2021* among certified organic U.S. farms and ranches. The survey found that the area of certified organic field crops harvested in the U.S. amounted to about 2.34 million acres in 2021.
Area of certified organic field crops harvested in the United States from 2014 to 2021* (in million acres)**
All U.S. farms and ranches certified for meeting the standards of the National Organic Program (NOP) administered by the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)***
Method of interview
Email survey
Supplementary notes
Total certified and exempt organic acres operated.
Figures were rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic.
The survey does not provide any information about the age of respondents.
*No Data is available for 2017, 2018, & 2020.
** Hundredweight.
*** Only operations certified by an AMS approved agent were included in the 2019 survey.
**** The sample count displays the number of records from the mail list that had certified organic production in 2021 or whose operational status was unknown. The mail list included 26,407 operations that met the criteria and the response rate for the U.S. was 42.6% (n=16,589)
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US Department of Agriculture, & Economic Research Service. (December 15, 2022). Area of certified organic field crops harvested in the United States from 2014 to 2021* (in million acres)** [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/678538/harvested-area-organic-field-crops-us/
US Department of Agriculture, und Economic Research Service. "Area of certified organic field crops harvested in the United States from 2014 to 2021* (in million acres)**." Chart. December 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/678538/harvested-area-organic-field-crops-us/
US Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. (2022). Area of certified organic field crops harvested in the United States from 2014 to 2021* (in million acres)**. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/678538/harvested-area-organic-field-crops-us/
US Department of Agriculture, and Economic Research Service. "Area of Certified Organic Field Crops Harvested in The United States from 2014 to 2021* (in Million Acres)**." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/678538/harvested-area-organic-field-crops-us/
US Department of Agriculture & Economic Research Service, Area of certified organic field crops harvested in the United States from 2014 to 2021* (in million acres)** Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/678538/harvested-area-organic-field-crops-us/ (last visited December 10, 2024)
Area of certified organic field crops harvested in the United States from 2014 to 2021* (in million acres)** [Graph], US Department of Agriculture, & Economic Research Service, December 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/678538/harvested-area-organic-field-crops-us/
