Organic farming — United Kingdom
Dehesa Index brings together 27 “Organic farming” series for United Kingdom, with official data and its history (since Jan 2002, latest 2025). Each value is shown as the source publishes it, not converted or recalculated.
In brief
In their latest reading, 9 of the 15 series rose, 6 fell against the previous observation. The largest rise is “Organic land area, Scotland: in-conversion (hectares)” (+97.3 %, 2025); the largest fall, “Organic land area, Northern Ireland: in-conversion (hectares)” (−29.0 %, 2025). Against the same period a year earlier (15 comparable series), “Organic land area, Scotland: in-conversion (hectares)” rose most (+97.3 %) and “Organic land area, Northern Ireland: in-conversion (hectares)” fell most (−29.0 %).
Computed from the series in the table; each keeps its own frequency and unit.
| Series | Latest | Period | Change | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organic land area, England: fully organic (hectares) | 276,325 | 2025 | −0.06 % | ha |
| Organic land area, England: in-conversion (hectares) | 24,196 | 2025 | +23.6 % | ha |
| Organic land area, England: total (hectares) | 300,521 | 2025 | +1.51 % | ha |
| Organic land area, Northern Ireland: fully organic (hectares) | 6,556 | 2025 | −4.16 % | ha |
| Organic land area, Northern Ireland: in-conversion (hectares) | 103 | 2025 | −29.0 % | ha |
| Organic land area, Northern Ireland: total (hectares) | 6,659 | 2025 | −4.68 % | ha |
| Organic land area, Scotland: fully organic (hectares) | 115,806 | 2025 | +10.3 % | ha |
| Organic land area, Scotland: in-conversion (hectares) | 52,381 | 2025 | +97.3 % | ha |
| Organic land area, Scotland: total (hectares) | 168,187 | 2025 | +27.9 % | ha |
| Organic land area, United Kingdom: fully organic (hectares) | 460,594 | 2025 | +1.40 % | ha |
| Organic land area, United Kingdom: in-conversion (hectares) | 79,057 | 2025 | +62.6 % | ha |
| Organic land area, United Kingdom: total (hectares) | 539,651 | 2025 | +7.32 % | ha |
| Organic land area, Wales: fully organic (hectares) | 61,907 | 2025 | −6.11 % | ha |
| Organic land area, Wales: in-conversion (hectares) | 2,377 | 2025 | +1.38 % | ha |
| Organic land area, Wales: total (hectares) | 64,284 | 2025 | −5.85 % | ha |
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Source: Defra (UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) · Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (commercial use allowed; cite source) · Data updated: 2026-11-03
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