Counting the Cost of the Organic Revolution

by M. Bird, P. Riva, R. Zamfira, V. Odobescu | 02.02.2022

Organic food sales are booming in Europe, and agriculture in the continent is changing to satisfy this demand

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Organic producers in 2019
2019 2010 343.000 220.000

No. of organic produceres:

Italy 70561 France 47196 Spain 41838 Malta Luxembourg Slovakia Cyprus Ireland Netherlands Estonia Belgium Lithuania Slovenia Denmark Latvia CzechRepublic Finland Hungary Croatia Portugal Sweden Bulgaria Romania Poland Austria Greece 24 105 802 1252 1725 1867 2060 2394 2417 3823 4109 4178 4694 5129 5136 5153 5637 5730 6213 9277 18655 26042 30124 Germany 34136
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Value of EU Organic Food Market in 2019
2019 2010 41 bil € 18 bil €

Value of local organic food markets:

Germany 11970 mil.€ France 11295 mil.€ Italy 3625 mil. € Malta Cyprus Slovakia Portugal Hungary Bulgaria Romania Slovenia Lithuania Latvia Estonia Greece Croatia Luxembourg CzechRepublic Ireland Poland Finland Belgium Netherlands Austria Denmark Spain 1 mil. € 4 mil. € 21 mil. € 30 mil. € 30 mil. € 40 mil. € 48 mil. € 50 mil. € 51 mil. € 61 mil. € 66 mil. € 99 mil. € 160 mil. € 164 mil. € 206 mil. € 314 mil. € 368 mil. € 779 mil. € 1211 mil. € 1920 mil. € 1978 mil. € 2133 mil. € Sweden 2143 mil. € -
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Per capita spending average în 2018
2019 2010 84 49

Per capita spending averages (2018):

Denmark 344€ Luxembourg 264€ Austria 215€ Malta Portugal Slovakia Cyprus Romania Hungary Bulgaria Greece Latvia Poland CzechRepublic Lithuania Croatia Slovenia Ireland Estonia Spain Italy Finland Belgium Netherlands Germany France - - - 1 2€ 3€ 4€ 5€ 6€ 8€ 16€ 17 24€ 26€ 43€ 46€ 46€ 59€ 66€ 68€ 71 144€ 173€ Sweden 214€
Germany Denmark Italy 11970 mil.€ 344€ 70561 France Luxembourg France 11295 mil.€ 264€ 47196 Malta Cyprus Slovakia Portugal Hungary Bulgaria Romania Slovenia Lithuania Latvia Estonia Greece Croatia Luxembourg CzechRepublic Ireland Poland Finland Belgium Netherlands Austria Denmark Spain Italy Malta Portugal Slovakia Cyprus Romania Hungary Bulgaria Greece Latvia Poland CzechRepublic Lithuania Croatia Slovenia Ireland Estonia Spain Italy Finland Belgium Netherlands Germany France Austria Malta Luxembourg Slovakia Cyprus Ireland Netherlands Estonia Belgium Lithuania Slovenia Denmark Latvia CzechRepublic Finland Hungary Croatia Portugal Sweden Bulgaria Romania Poland Austria Greece Spain 1 mil. € 4 mil. € 21 mil. € 30 mil. € 30 mil. € 40 mil. € 48 mil. € 50 mil. € 51 mil. € 61 mil. € 66 mil. € 99 mil. € 160 mil. € 164 mil. € 206 mil. € 314 mil. € 368 mil. € 779 mil. € 1211 mil. € 1920 mil. € 1978 mil. € 2133 mil. € 3625 mil. € - - - 1 2€ 3€ 4€ 5€ 6€ 8€ 16€ 17 24€ 26€ 43€ 46€ 46€ 59€ 66€ 68€ 71 144€ 173€ 215€ 24 105 802 1252 1725 1867 2060 2394 2417 3823 4109 4178 4694 5129 5136 5153 5637 5730 6213 9277 18655 26042 30124 41838 Sweden Sweden Germany 2143 mil. € 214€ 34136 - No. of organic producers: Value of local organic food market: Per capita spending average in 2018: Italy 70561 Italy Italy 3625 mil. € 59€ France France 11295 mil.€ 47196 France 173€ Spain Spain Spain 2133 mil. € 41838 Germany 11970 mil.€ Germany 144€ Germany 34136 Greece Greece Greece 66 mil. € 5€ 30124 Austria Austria Austria 1920 mil. € 215€ 26042 Poland Poland Poland 314 mil. € 8€ 18655 Romania Romania Romania 40 mil. € 2€ 9277 Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria 30 mil. € 4€ 6213 Sweden 5730 Sweden Sweden 2143 mil. € 214€ Portugal Portugal Portugal 21 mil. € - 5637 Croatia Croatia Croatia 99 mil. € 24€ 5153 Hungary Hungary Hungary 30 mil. € 3€ 5136 Finland Finland Finland 368 mil. € 66€ 5129 CzechRepublic CzechRepublic CzechRepublic 164 mil. € 16€ 4694 Latvia Latvia Latvia 51 mil. € 6€ 4178 Denmark 344€ Denmark Denmark 1978 mil. € 4109 Slovenia Slovenia Slovenia 48 mil. € 26€ 3823 Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania 50 mil. € 17 2417 Belgium Belgium Belgium 779 mil. € 68€ 2394 Estonia Estonia Estonia 61 mil. € 46€ 2060 Netherlands Netherlands Netherlands 1211 mil. € 71 1867 Ireland Ireland Ireland 206 mil. € 43€ 1725 Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus 1 mil. € 1 1252 Slovakia Slovakia Slovakia 4 mil. € - 802 Luxembourg 264€ Luxembourg Luxembourg 160 mil. € 105 Malta Malta Malta - 24 -

What does organic farming mean?

Natural fertilizers for the soil such as compost and seaweed
Natural pesticides made from plants, animals, microorganisms, or minerals
No products made from genetically modified crops used in the process of growing food and livestock
Using antibiotics as a last resort in raising animals
Better animal welfare, such as ensuring animals have access to outdoor space.

Which countries grow the most organic food, and what is their potential for the future?

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Total organic farmland (ha) in 2019
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Current Status of Agricultural Land in EU
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EU’s Target for Agriculture Across the 27 Member Bloc by 2030

Agriculture-rich Italy in Prime Position to See Organic Upswing

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CAP support for organic agriculture
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cultivated organic land
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Organic operators
VineyardsCerealsPlants harvestedgreenPermanentgrasslandOther31%17%5%15%613k ha397k ha330k ha243k ha109k ha370k ha20%Olive groves12%CalabriaSardegnaSicilia129k ha85k ha61k haBasilicataSiciliaPuglia60k ha51k ha37k haToscanaPugliaSicilia30k ha17k ha15k haToscanaSiciliaEmilia-Romagna65k ha62k ha43k haSiciliaCalabriaPuglia73k ha71k ha39k haCalabriaPugliaSicilia61k ha49k ha24k ha

Source: Sistema d'Informazione Nazionale sull'Agricoltura Biologica

613kha 397kha 330kha 243kha 109kha 370kha Permanentgrassland 31 % Calabria Sardegna Sicilia 129k ha 85k ha 61k ha Cereals 17% Basilicata Sicilia Puglia 60k ha 51k ha 37k ha Vineyards 5% Toscana Puglia Sicilia 30k ha 17k ha 15k ha Plants harvestedgreen 20 % Toscana Sicilia Emilia-Romagna 65k ha 62k ha 43k ha Olive groves 12% Sicilia Calabria Puglia 73k ha 71k ha 39k ha Other 15% Calabria Puglia Sicilia 61k ha 49k ha 24k ha

Source: Sistema d'Informazione Nazionale sull'Agricoltura Biologica

Agriculture’s Total Dependence on Mobile Workers

The number of migrants working in agriculture in Italy has increased by 90% in the past decade

1%Macedonia(11k) 0.2%China(2k) 0.2%China(2k) 10.5%Romania(110k) 1%Macedonia(11k) 1.1%Senegal(11k) 1.2%Bulgaria(12k) 1.2%Tunisia(13k) 1.3%Poland(14k) 3%Albania(31k) 3%India(33k) 3%Morocco(33k) 10.5%Romania(110k) 3%Morocco(33k) 3%India(33k) 3%Albania(31k) 1.3%Poland(14k) 1.2%Tunisia(13k) 1.2%Bulgaria(12k) 1.1%Senegal(11k) 1%Macedonia(11k)