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Organic Farming.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 2 March 2005

Wednesday, 2 March 2005

Questions (49)

Paul Nicholas Gogarty

Question:

100 Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the percentage of land in organic production here compared with all other EU member states; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6981/05]

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The percentage of agricultural land under organic production in Ireland stands at just under 0.7%. The following table lists the percentage land areas under organic production in each of the other EU member states as at 31 December 2003.

EU Country

Organic Area (kha)

% of land area

Austria

328.8

12.90

Belgium

24.2

1.73

Cyprus

0.166

0.12

Czech Republic

255.0

5.97

Denmark

165.1

6.14

Estonia

40.9

4.59

Finland

160.0

7.22

France

550.0

1.86

Germany

734.0

4.3

Greece

244.5

6.24

Hungary

113.8

1.94

Italy

1,052.0

6.86

Latvia

24.5

0.99

Lithuania

23.3

0.67

Luxembourg

3.0

2.00

Malta

0.014

Netherlands

41.9

2.17

Poland

49.9

0.30

Portugal

120.7

3.17

Slovakia

54.5

2.43

Slovenia

21.0

4.15

Spain

725.2

2.84

Sweden

225.8

6.83

United Kingdom

695.6

4.42

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