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- 24%
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organically cultivated area
Almost a quarter of the usable agricultural area was cultivated organically in 2017. In an EU comparison, Austria thus ranks first.
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- 23,065
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organic enterprises
In 2017, there were around 23,000 organic enterprises, i.e. 20.7% of all agricultural enterprises in Austria.
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- 1.8
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billion euros in turnover with organic food
Turnover in organic food in 2017 was EUR 1.8 billion, and the trend continues to be an upward one.
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- 14.8%
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organic crops
14.8% of crops were grown organically in 2017.
Facts and Figures
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Organic food in food retail in 2017 | |
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Market share in % (based on volume) | 8.5 % |
Market share in % (based on value) | 8.6 % |
Turnover total (without bread, biscuits and pasta) | 1.8 billion euros |
Organic shares according to classes of goods in food retail in 2017 | Based on volume in % | Based on value in % |
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Milk | 17.1 % | 22.0 % |
Eggs | 12.6 % | 21.6 % |
Natural yoghurt | 16.4 % | 19.0 % |
Potatoes | 10.0 % | 16.9 % |
Fresh vegetables | 9.7 % | 15.3 % |
Fruit yoghurt | 11.2 % | 13.5 % |
Fresh fruit | 8.6 % | 10.9 % |
Butter | 9.5 % | 11.9 % |
Cheese | 6.7 % | 9.6 % |
Meat and poultry | 2.7 % | 4.5 % |
Last update : 2020-11-10