According to the data, in 2016 the EU has allocated about 11.9 million hectares to organic production, representing 6.69 per cent of the total area of plantations of crops. The planted area under organic production in Spain is around 2 million hectares across the three entered the Italy - 1.7 million hectares and France - 1.5 million ha. followed by Germany (1.1 million ha) and Austria (571 thousand ha).

Furthermore, when comparing the distribution of areas under traditional and organic farming leader is Austria, which is allocated to organic production and 21.25% of the land. It is followed by Sweden - 18,3%, Estonia - by 18.2%, Italy - 14,19% and in the Czech Republic - 14%. Indicators of the three leaders make up of 8.48% from Spain, to 6.62% - Germany, of 6.73% - Greece, of 5.29% France 6,75% - Portugal and 2.91% - the Netherlands.

Countries with the smallest proportion of the areas engaged in organic production: Malta (0.21% and 24 ha), Romania (1,67%, 226 thousand hectares), Ireland (1,72%, 77 ha), UK (2,82%, 490 thousand hectares), Netherlands (was 2.91%, 52 thousand hectares), Bulgaria (3.2 per cent 161 thousand hectares), Luxembourg (3,27%, 4.3 million hectares), Hungary (3.48% while 186 thousand hectares) and Poland (3,72%, 537 thousand hectares).

Since 2012, the area reserved for organic farming in the EU grew by almost 2 million hectares, there is a tendency to increase the number of registered organic producers that have achieved 295 600 at the end of 2016

The largest number of organic producers in 2016 was registered in Spain, Italy, France and Germany. The area of plantations for the production of these organicheskogo strand sumarno make up more than half (54%) of the total area occupied by organic crops in the EU.

Between 2012 and 2016, Croatia and Bulgaria recorded an increase of areas under organic production more than 100%. However, 5 countries-EU members reported a downward trend in Greece (-25,9%), Malta (-35,1%), Poland (-18,1%), Romania (-21,5%) and the UK (-16,9%).

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