Eurostat
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, provides the data collected by the European Union's member states. The data are based on the information of the organic inspection bodies. This section gives access to statistical information provided by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (
ec.europa.eu/eurostat)
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Eurostat data tables on organic farming
Since 2005 Eurostat has made extensive statistics and data tables available at its homepage. These cover organic farms and organic land, but they also inform on land use, production and all operator types. According to the new EU regulation on organic production, th EU member states are 
obliged to deliver data on organic agriculture to Eurostat annually.
Tables
- epp.EUROSTAT.ec.europa.eu: Statistical database including organic farming statistics
- epp.EUROSTAT.ec.europa.eu: Ad-hoc tables: Farm Structure Survey: Includes data on organic farming, with the possiblilty to create maps and graphs
- epp.EUROSTAT.ec.europa.eu: Map organic farming in Europe 2007
Further links
- EPP.Eurostat.ec.europa.eu: Organic farming statistics — setting higher standards
Eurostat reports on organic farming
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, provides the data collected by the European Union's member states. The data are based on the information of the organic inspection bodies.
Evey two years, Eurostat releases a major report on the status of organic farming in the European Union. The analysis focuses on the data of the organic area (fully converted and under conversion), including the relationship between organic area and the total Utilised Agricultural Area (UAA), and on the data of registered organic operators (producers, processors, importers).
The reports can be downloaded from the Eurostat homepage.
> Statistics in focus 10/2010 (data 2006-2008)
The report Area under organic farming increased by 7.4% between 2007 and 2008 in the EU-27 by Elisabeth Rohner-Thielen was published as Statistics in focus, 10/2010 by Eurostat. It contains the data on organic farming in the European Union 2007-2008.
Links
- epp.EUROSTAT.eurostat.eu:Organic area up by 21% in the EU between 2005 and 2008. Press release of March 1, 2010.
> Statistics in focus, 69/2007 (data 2005)
The report Different organic farming patterns within EU-25. An overview of the current situation by Lourdes Llorens Abando and Elisabeth Rohner-Thielen was published as Statistics in focus, 69/2007 by Eurostat. It contains the data on organic farming in the European Union 2005.
Links
> Statistics in focus, 31/2005 (data 2002)
The report Organic farming in Europe by Elisabeth Rohner-Thielen was published as Statistics in focus, 31/2005 by Eurostat. It contains the data on organic farming in the European Union 2002.
Link
- epp.EUROSTAT.ec.europa.eu: Organic farming in Europe
> Statistics in focus 2/2003 (data 1998-2000)
The report Organic Farming in Europe: A sustained growth 1998-2000 by By Koen Duchateau was published as Statistics in focus/Environment and Energy, 2/2003 by Eurostat.
Link
- EUROSTAT.ec.europa.eu: Organic Farming in Europe. A sustained growth over the period 1998-2000
> Statistics in focus 5/2001 (data 1998)
The report Organic Farming by Jakob Hansen was published as Statistics in focus, Environment and Energy 5/2001 by Eurostat. It contains the data on organic farming in the European Union 1998.
Link
- EUROSTAT.ec.europa.eu: Organic farming
> Eurostat 1999: Organic farming (data 1997)
The report Organic Farming by Patrick Hau and Alain Joaris of Eurostat is published at the Agricultrue and Environment pages of DG Agri of the European Commission. It summarizes the situation in 1998.
Link
- ec.europa.eu/agriculture: Organic Farming
General agricultural statistics
- epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu: Agricultural statistics
- epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu: Agricultural Statistics - Main results - 2007-2008. The pocketbook Agricultural Statistics presents selected tables and graphs providing an overview on developments and the situation in the agricultural sector of the European Union. The most recent data are presented here (reference years 2006 and 2007, mostly) showing the situation in the 27 Member States and at the European level (EU-27).
