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Organic farming area in the UK 2002-2017

Organic farming area of land in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2017 (in 1,000 hectares)

The data displays the total area of land used for organic farming in the UK from 2002 to 2017. In 2010, the land area used for organic farming reached its highest point at approx. 667,600 hectares in the UK. Nonetheless, since 2011 the land area has been constantly decreasing on an annual basis, amounting to approx. 485 thousand hectares in 2017. Additionally, the land area for organic farming broken down by region in the UK can be found at the following.

2002 536.9
2003 629
2004 621.8
2005 533.9
2006 498.6
2007 524.3
2008 594.4
2009 619.3
2010 667.6
2011 619.1
2012 573.4
2013 551
2014 529
2015 500.8
2016 482.7
2017 484.8