The statistic shows the results of a survey conducted from 2014 to 2021* among certified organic U.S. farms and ranches. The survey found that the area of certified organic fruits, tree nuts, and berries in the U.S. amounted to about 87.22 thousand acres in 2021.
Area of certified organic fruits, tree nuts, and berries in the United States from 2014 and 2021* (in 1,000 acres)**
All U.S. farms and ranches certified for meeting the standards of the National Organic Program (NOP) administered by the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)***
Method of interview
Email survey
Supplementary notes
Total certified and exempt organic acres operated.
Figures were rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic.
The survey does not provide any information about the age of respondents.
*No Data is available for 2017, 2018, & 2020.
** Hundredweight.
*** Only operations certified by an AMS approved agent were included in the 2019 survey.
**** The sample count displays the number of records from the mail list that had certified organic production in 2021 or whose operational status was unknown. The mail list included 26,407 operations that met the criteria and the response rate for the U.S. was 42.6% (n=16,589)
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US Department of Agriculture, & Economic Research Service. (December 15, 2022). Area of certified organic fruits, tree nuts, and berries in the United States from 2014 and 2021* (in 1,000 acres)** [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/678631/harvested-area-organic-fruits-nuts-berries-us/
US Department of Agriculture, und Economic Research Service. "Area of certified organic fruits, tree nuts, and berries in the United States from 2014 and 2021* (in 1,000 acres)**." Chart. December 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/678631/harvested-area-organic-fruits-nuts-berries-us/
US Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. (2022). Area of certified organic fruits, tree nuts, and berries in the United States from 2014 and 2021* (in 1,000 acres)**. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/678631/harvested-area-organic-fruits-nuts-berries-us/
US Department of Agriculture, and Economic Research Service. "Area of Certified Organic Fruits, Tree Nuts, and Berries in The United States from 2014 and 2021* (in 1,000 Acres)**." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/678631/harvested-area-organic-fruits-nuts-berries-us/
US Department of Agriculture & Economic Research Service, Area of certified organic fruits, tree nuts, and berries in the United States from 2014 and 2021* (in 1,000 acres)** Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/678631/harvested-area-organic-fruits-nuts-berries-us/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Area of certified organic fruits, tree nuts, and berries in the United States from 2014 and 2021* (in 1,000 acres)** [Graph], US Department of Agriculture, & Economic Research Service, December 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/678631/harvested-area-organic-fruits-nuts-berries-us/
