Cropping Patterns in the European Union 2006 (EU 27)

More than 6.8 million hectares or 4.1 percent of the usable agricultural area were managed organically in the 27 countries of the European Union in 2006. Forty-one percent or 2.8 million hectares of the organic area is arable land, which is 2.7 percent of all arable land in the EU. Forty-five percent or 3.1 million hectares percent of the organic land is organic permanent grassland – 5.6 percent of all grassland in Europe. Additionally, there are more than 600′000 hectares cultivated with permanent crops – 5.6 percent of all permanent crops in Europe.