The number of organic producers in Latin America and the Caribbean amounted to roughly 270 thousand in 2022, representing a decrease of three percent compared to the previous year. That same year, organic farmland in the region amounted to more than nine million hectares.
Number of organic producers in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2012 to 2022
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* Excluding the Virgin Islands (United States). The figure has been rounded.
According to the source, the drop in the amount of producers between 2017 and 2018 may be due to a change of the data source in Mexico.
Each country may report the number of organic producers based on either smallholders or companies, projects or grower groups. More information about the methodology can be found here.
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Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau. (March 5, 2024). Number of organic producers in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/914027/latin-america-organic-producers-number/
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