Harvested area of organic field crops in U.S. 2021

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)**

Characteristic	Area harvested in million acres
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Release date

December 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2014 to 2021*

Number of respondents

16,589****

Special properties

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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