Editing Organic farming (section)

=== Growth ===

[[File:Growth of organic farmland since 2000.png|thumb|right|Organic farmland by world region (2000–2008)]]

In 2001, the global market value of certified organic products was estimated at US$20 billion. By 2002, this was US$23 billion and by 2015 more than US$43 billion.<ref name="OrgWorldYearbook2011">{{Cite news|url=https://www.ota.com/news/press-releases/19031|title=U.S. organic sales post new record of $43.3 billion in 2015|publisher=OTA|year=2016}}</ref> By 2014, retail sales of organic products reached US$80 billion worldwide.<ref name="OrgWorldYearbook2016">{{cite news|last1=Willer|first1=Helga|last2=Lernoud|first2=Julia|title=The World of Organic Agriculture. Statistics and Emerging Trends 2016|url=http://www.organic-world.net/yearbook/yearbook-2016.html|publisher=Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Frick, and IFOAM – Organics International|date=2016|location=Bonn}}</ref> North America and Europe accounted for more than 90% of all organic product sales.<ref name="OrgWorldYearbook2016"/> In 2018 Australia accounted for 54% of the world's certified organic land with the country recording more than {{convert|35,000,000|ha||adj=pre| verified organic}}.<ref name=oamaps>Paull, John & Hennig, Benjamin (2018) [https://www.academia.edu/37851248/Maps_of_Organic_Agriculture_in_Australia Maps of Organic Agriculture in Australia], Journal of Organics. 5 (1): 29–39.</ref>

Organic agricultural land increased almost fourfold in 15 years, from {{convert|11|e6ha|abbr=off}} in 1999 to {{convert|43.7|e6ha|abbr=off}} in 2014.<ref name="OrgWorldYearbook2016"/> Between 2013 and 2014, organic agricultural land grew by {{convert|500|e3ha|abbr=off}} worldwide, increasing in every region except Latin America.<ref name="OrgWorldYearbook2016"/> During this time period, Europe's organic farmland increased {{convert|260|e3ha|abbr=off}} to {{convert|11.6|e6ha|abbr=off}} (+2.3%), Asia's increased {{convert|159|e3ha|abbr=off}} to {{convert|3.6|e6ha|abbr=off}} (+4.7%), Africa's increased {{convert|54|e3ha|abbr=off}} to {{convert|1.3|e6ha|abbr=off}} total (+4.5%), and North America's increased {{convert|35|e3ha|abbr=off}} to {{convert|3.1|e6ha|abbr=off}} total (+1.1%).<ref name="OrgWorldYearbook2016"/> As of 2014, the country with the most organic land was Australia ({{convert|17.2|e6ha|abbr=off}}), followed by Argentina ({{convert|3.1|e6ha|abbr=off}}), and the United States ({{convert|2.2|e6ha|abbr=off}}).<ref name=OrgWorldYearbook2016/> Australia's organic land area has increased at a rate of 16.5% per annum for the past eighteen years.<ref name=oamaps/>

In 2013, the number of organic producers grew by almost 270,000, or more than 13%.<ref name=OrgWorldYearbook2016/> By 2014, there were a reported 2.3 million organic producers in the world.<ref name=OrgWorldYearbook2016/> Most of the total global increase took place in the Philippines, Peru, China, and Thailand.<ref name=OrgWorldYearbook2016/> Overall, the majority of all organic producers are in India (650,000 in 2013), Uganda (190,552 in 2014), Mexico (169,703 in 2013) and the Philippines (165,974 in 2014).<ref name=OrgWorldYearbook2016/>

In 2016, organic farming produced over {{Convert|1|e6MT|abbr=off}} of bananas, over {{convert|800|e3MT|abbr=off}} of soybean, and just under {{convert|500|e3MT|abbr=off}} of coffee.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Market Coverage|url=https://www.iisd.org/ssi/market-coverage/|website=State of Sustainability Initiatives}}</ref>