This page gives tables of data related to organic farming in the
UK (especially England)
Table 1 Area of farmland and organically farmed land in UK countries
(DEFRA data 2007)
Nation |
Area (ha) |
Organic |
% organic |
increase in 4 years |
England |
9,299,000 |
296,386 |
3.2% |
17.7% |
| Wales |
1,443,000 |
78,973 |
5.5% |
43.3% |
Scotland |
5,513,000 |
235,298 |
4.3% |
-45.1% |
N Ireland |
1,068,000 |
9,127 |
0.9% |
62.1% |
UK |
17,323,000 |
619,783 |
3.6% |
-16.4% |
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Table 2. Area of organic and
in-conversion farmland in the English regions (DEFRA data)
Region |
Area (ha)
March 2003 |
Area (ha) Jan 2007 |
Change 2003-2007 |
Organic as % all English farmland (Jan 2007) |
North East |
27,748 |
29,540 |
6.5% |
5.0% |
North West |
22,804 |
21,219 |
-6.9% |
2.3% |
Yorkshire &
Humberside |
9,225 |
12,419 |
34.6% |
1.1% |
East Midlands |
14,858 |
14,526 |
-2.2% |
1.2% |
West Midlands |
29,401 |
30,284 |
3.0% |
3.2% |
Eastern |
11,893 |
14,415 |
21.2% |
1.0% |
South West |
96,059 |
125,003 |
30.1% |
6.7% |
South East |
39,848 |
48,979 |
22.9% |
4.1% |
England |
251,836 |
296,386 |
17.7% |
3.2% |
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Table 3 Land-use of organically farmed (and in conversion)
land in England (DEFRA data)
Land use |
Area (ha) 2007 |
Change 2003-2007 |
%
of all organic land |
Non-organic
land as % of all non-organic farmland |
Organic area as percent of all English farmland of that type |
Cereals |
37,114 |
30% |
12.5% |
26.0% |
1.6% |
Other crops |
8,200 |
-51% |
2.8% |
14.6% |
0.6% |
Fruit, nuts,
herbs & flowers |
2,365 |
18% |
0.8% |
0.3% |
8.0% |
Vegetables |
12,410 |
27% |
4.2% |
2.2% |
5.8% |
Temporary pasture |
81,963 |
40% |
27.7% |
5.6% |
13.9% |
Set aside |
1,421 |
-67% |
0.5% |
4.8% |
0.3% |
Permanent pasture |
142,133 |
14% |
48.0% |
42.7% |
3.6% |
Woodland |
5,805 |
90% |
2.0% |
3.2% |
2.0% |
Other |
4974 |
8% |
1.7% |
3.2% |
1.7% |
Total |
296,386 |
18% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
3.2% |
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Table 4. Organically raised livestock in England (DEFRA
data)
Organically reared livestock (2007) |
Number of head |
As a percentage of all English stock |
| Cattle |
177,057 |
3.3% |
| Sheep |
283,148 |
1.8% |
| Pigs |
32,282 |
0.8% |
| Poultry |
2,820,207 |
2.3% |
| Goats |
532 |
0.6% |
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Table 5. Area of English farmland sold each year and the average
price per acre. DEFRA data to 2004, 2005-7 estimated from data
in Savill's Rural Research Bulletin No 08-07 (Farmland market)
December 2007
| |
Number of sales |
Area
Sold
(Ha) |
Average Price
(£ per Ha) |
%
of total
English
farmland |
1997 |
4,187 |
124,840 |
6,448 |
1.3% |
1998 |
3,498 |
103,802 |
6,134 |
1.1% |
1999 |
3,437 |
91,534 |
6,673 |
1.0% |
2000 |
3,227 |
78,502 |
7,082 |
0.8% |
2001 |
2,603 |
65,383 |
7,406 |
0.7% |
2002 |
3,029 |
77,487 |
6,915 |
0.8% |
2003 |
2,459 |
64,861 |
7,172 |
0.7% |
2004 |
1,570 |
37,634 |
7,654 |
0.4% |
2005 |
? |
49,370 |
8,797 |
0.4% |
2006 |
? |
53,417 |
10,327 |
0.5% |
2007 |
? |
53,821 |
13,387 |
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