Organic retail sales in Europe rose by 4 billion euros in 2024 to be worth 58.7 billion euros, according to new data released by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL).
The finding is contained in the 2026 edition of The World of Organic Agriculture report, which is published today (the first day of the 2026 Biofach trade fair and congress in Nuremberg, Germany).
The report shows that in 2024 (the year the data was captured) Germany remained Europe’s largest market, while Switzerland stood out with the highest per capita consumption and the highest organic market share worldwide. At the same time, Europe’s organic farming area flatlined – a disappointment for the sector, given the EU’s commitment to significantly expand organic farmed by 2030. EU organic retail sales meanwhile rose by 2.9%, to total 46.5 billion euros.
In 2024, Germany remained the largest organic market in Europe (17.0 billion euros), followed by France (12.2 billion euros) and Italy (5.2 billion euros). Europe’s organic retail sales reached 58.7 billion euros (EU: 49.5 billion euros), increasing by 4.1 percent in Europe and 3.6 percent in the European Union. Switzerland recorded the highest per capita consumption worldwide at 481 euros per person and the highest organic market share worldwide at 12.3 percent of total food sales in 2024.
Organic farmland in Europe remained at 19.6 million hectares (EU: 18.1 million hectares), with an organic share of 3.9 percent in Europe and 11.1 percent in the EU. The countries with the largest organic agricultural areas in Europe were Spain (2.9 million hectares), France (2.7 million hectares) and Italy (2.5 million hectares). Liechtenstein continued to have the highest organic land share worldwide (43.5 percent).
International trade strengthened further. In 2024, the EU imported approximately 2.64 million metric tons of organic agri-food products, with the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium the largest importers by volume; Ecuador remained the leading supplier, and tropical fruit – especially bananas – dominated import volumes.
