Table of Contents

Foreword from FiBL and IFOAM – Organics International                                                            

Foreword from SECO                                                                                                                      

Foreword from the Editors                                                                                                              

Acknowledgements                                                                                                                        

Organic Agriculture: Key Indicators and Top Countries                                                                

The World of Organic Agriculture 2026: Summary                                                                                                     

Organic Agriculture Worldwide - Current statistics                       

• Current Statistics on Organic Agriculture Worldwide: Area, Operators, 
  International Trade and Retail Sales  
  Bernhard Schlatter, Jan Trávníček, Manuela Helbing and Helga Willer
  • Organic land  
  • Organic producers and other operator types  
  • International Trade  
  • Retail sales  
  • Organic farming in developing countries and emerging markets  
  • Land use and key commodities in organic agriculture  
  • Wild collection and beekeeping areas  

Organic Statistics: Selected Analyses  

• Organic Cotton  
  Textile Exchange
• Organic Peanuts: Production Challenges and Trade Volatility  
  Nicolas Lefebvre
• From Grassroots to Global Impact:Naturland Pioneering Organic Agriculture for Over Four Decades  
  Marco Schlüter
• Statistics of the Biodynamic Federation Demeter International
  Clara Behr

Global Market for Organic Food and Drink  

• The Global Market for Organic Food and Drink  
  Amarjit Sahota  

Policy Support and Regulations  

• Policies Advancing Agroecology and Organic Agriculture in 2025 
  Sahar Brahim, Marlen Mittermair and Ravi R. Prasad  

Africa  

• Developments in Organic Agriculture in Africa: 2025 Summary and 2026 Update  
  David M. Amudavi, Venancia Wambua, Alex Mutungi, Chariton Namuwoza, Mgeta Daud,                          
  Olugbenga O. Adeoluwa, Oluwatoyin M. Ologundudu, and Francis Nsanga  
• Organic Agriculture in Africa: Key Facts and Figures  
  Manuela Helbing, Jan Trávníček and Bernhard Schlatter

Asia  

• Asia's Organic Transition: National Frameworks, Markets, and Country Developments
  IFOAM – Organics Asia  
• National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) – Driving India's Organic Exports
  Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority,                                                   
  Ministry of Commerce and Industry (APEDA)
• Organic Agriculture in Asia: Key Facts and Figures  
  Jan Trávníček, Bernhard Schlatter and Manuela Helbing  

Europe  

• Organic in Europe: Recent Developments  
  Maria Gernert, Karim Jouhari, Helene Schmutzler, Caroline Formont, Eric Gall, Lea Bauer,                            
  Laura Sauques and Hanna Winkler
• Europe and European Union: Key Facts and Figures  
  Helga Willer, Bernhard Schlatter, Jan Trávníček, and Diana Schaack  
• EU imports of organic agri-food products  - Key developments in 2024  

Latin America and the Caribbean  

• Outlook for Organic Agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean  
  Juan Manuel Gámez  
• Latin America and the Caribbean: Key Facts and Figures  
  Jan Trávníček, Bernhard Schlatter and Manuela Helbing  

North America  

• Organic Developments in the U.S. – 2025 Update  
  Sandy Pfaff
• A Deeper Look into Organic Imports in the United States  
  Sharon Raszap Skorbiansky  
• A Year of Inflection: Policy, Regulatory Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities for Canada's Organic Sector
  Tia Loftsgard 
• Organic Agriculture in North America: Key Facts and Figures  
  Manuela Helbing,, Jan Trávníček, Bernhard Schlatter and  

Oceania  

• The Pacific Islands
  Karen Mapusua  
  Organic Agriculture in Oceania: Key Facts and Figures  
  Jan Trávníček, Bernhard Schlatter and Manuela Helbing  

Outlook  

• Global Organic Outlook 2025 – 2026  
  Ravi R. Prasad  

Annex  

Annex 1: Tables  

• Data by region, country and globally  
• 1.1 Key indicators at a glance  
• 1.2 Area data  
• 1.3 Organic operators
• 1.4 International Trade  
• 1.5 Organic Retail Sales  
• 1.6 Use of organic areas: Wild collection, beehives, aquaculture and crops  
• 2. Land use and crops  
• 2.1 Land use  
• 2.2 Crops  
• 2.2.1 Cereals  
• 2.2.2 Citrus fruit
• 2.2.3 Cocoa beans  
• 2.2.4 Coffee  
• 2.2.5 Dry pulses
• 2.2.6 Fruit: Temperate Fruit
• 2.2.7 Fruit: Tropical and subtropical fruit
• 2.2.8 Grapes  
• 2.2.9 Oilseeds  
• 2.2.9 Olives  
• 2.2.10 Vegetables  
• 3. Supplementary Tables for Organic Agriculture in Europe and the European Union: Tables  

Annex II: Data Providers and Data Sources; About the FiBL survey  

• Data providers and data sources  
• About the FiBL Survey