Organic agricultural land: leading countries worldwide 2022

In 2022, Australia was ranked first with an organic agricultural land area amounting to about 53 million hectares. The land area used for organic agriculture in Australia is thus larger than the acreage of all the other leading countries combined. Australia is followed by India and Argentina, which each had areas of organic agriculture of approximately 4.73 and 4.06 million hectares, respectively. Organic farming in the United StatesAmong the different States in the United States, the State of California has the largest number of organic farms and ranches, with approximately 3,061. California is followed by the States of Wisconsin and New York, which have about 1.4 million hectares each. In terms of land ownership of organic acreage, over 2.1 million acres of certified organic land operated in the United States was rented from others. Organic food worldwideWorldwide sales of organic foods have experienced nearly constant growth during the last two decades. The United States has by far the largest share of global retail sales of organic food, with 39 percent. The sales value of organic food in the United States has more than quadrupled during the last 15 years. To classify as organic, specific farming standards have to be applied during food production. The global per capita consumption of organic food is highest in Denmark and Switzerland.

于2022年，澳大利亚凭借约5300万公顷的有机农业用地面积荣登榜首。因此，澳大利亚在有机农业用地方面所占据的面积超越了其他所有领先国家总和。紧随其后的是印度和阿根廷，分别拥有约473万公顷和406万公顷的有机农业用地。在美国，加利福尼亚州是拥有最多有机农场和牧场之州，约有3061家。加利福尼亚州之后依次为威斯康星州和纽约州，各自拥有约140万公顷。在有机耕地所有权方面，美国有超过210万英亩的认证有机土地是从他人那里租用的。在全球范围内，有机食品的销售额在过去二十年里经历了近乎持续的增长。美国在全球有机食品零售销售额中占据绝对领先地位，占比高达39%。在过去15年间，美国有机食品的销售额已增长超过四倍。要被归类为有机食品，食品生产过程中必须遵循特定的农业标准。全球人均有机食品消费量最高的国家为丹麦和瑞士。