Organic products: retail sales value in selected countries in Europe in 2022

Germany has the largest market for organic products in Europe. In 2022, retail sales values for organic products in Germany amounted to about 15.3 billion euros. France had the second largest market with sales reaching almost 12.1 billion euros. The products that were most commonly labelled as organic in France were fruits and vegetables, dairy products and eggs. Most food supplements and prepared foods were not organic.

Organic farming in Europe

Organic farming standards usually vary widely from country to country. The EU published common rules for organic production and labelling in May of 2018. The largest land area producing organic products in Europe could be found in France with over 2.7 million hectares, followed by Spain and Italy. Overall organic sales revenue in Europe reached 54.5 billion euros in 2021. Of those 46.7 billion were made in the European Union.

The German market

In 2022, organic market revenue in Germany amounted to over 15 billion euros. Revenues on the German market have been growing since 2004, except for a small decline in growth in 2009 and again in 2022. Most of the revenue was generated by food stores. The revenues these stores made with organic products more than doubled between 2008 and 2022.