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U.S. organic farmland shrank to 4.9 million acres in 2021 after peaking in 2019

Name: Certified organic acres, million
Creator: Plotpost
Published: 2026-10-10T20:09:43.581Z
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Pasture and rangeland fell to 1.3 million acres while cropland edged up to 3.6 million, even as organic sales rose 13% to $11.2 billion.

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Facts from Cala · 8 used

2021 certified organic acres4.9 millionUSDA NASS

2019 certified organic acres5.5 millionUSDA NASS

2021 organic cropland3.6 million acresUSDA NASS

2019 organic cropland3.5 million acresUSDA NASS

Sources: Cala · USDA NASS · USDA ERS

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