Europe´s Organic Market 2024. Germany sets another record in 2025.

58.7 billion euros – according to BÖLW, AMI and FibL a 5.2 percent market growth – were registered as a new record in organic retail sales in Europe in 2024. These latest statistics were presented at Biofach. The figures are signalling renewed consumer confidence across key markets. Germany remained Europe’s largest market, while Switzerland stood out with the highest per capita consumption and the highest organic market share worldwide. Like the global organic growth trend with another all-time high of 145 billion euros the key markets in Europe are showing stable growth rates in 2024. The latest data (2025) of the German organic retail sales show a fantastic growth of more than 1,1 billion euros to 18.23 billion euros.

With 17.1 billion euros Germany remained the largest organic market in Europe, followed by France (12.2 billion euros) and Italy (5.2 billion euros). EU member states reached 49.5 billion euros, organic retail sales in whole Europe reached 58.7 billion euros, increasing by 4.1 percent in Europe and 3.6 percent in the European Union. Switzerland recorded the highest per capita consumption worldwide at 481 euros per person and the highest organic market share worldwide at 12.3 percent of total food sales in 2024 followed by Denmark and Austria.

In it´s "Branchenreport" the Germany organic association BÖLW reports about dynamic growth rates in 2024: Netherland`s organic market grew o At the same time, Europe’s organic farming area remained stable. almost 10 percent to 1.88 billion euros, the United Kingdom to 4.13 billion euros (7.4% growth).

Organic retail sales in EU member states in 2024. Statistics by German association BÖLW and partners.

The German organic market continues its successful course

For the second year in a row, sales of organic food and beverages have grown significantly in Germany in 2025. The Organic Market Working Group forecasts a 6.7 percent increase in consumer spendings that result in a new record level of 18.23 billion euros in comparison to 17.1 billion euros in a recovered market in 2024. After enormous growth during the coronavirus pandemic, demand declined noticeably in 2022 and.Germany´s organic market has experienced ups and downs with the war in Ukraine, high inflation, and rising energy prices. But since 2023 the growth rates are in a rising trend and the organic share of the total food market (including beverages) has risen to 6.5 percent.

In addition to the growth in organic sales, the quantity purchased has also grown at a similar rate. With prices rising slightly, there is higher demand for organic products. This shows that consumers are expanding their organic consumption, while average prices remain stable overall, explained market analyst Diana Schaack (AMI) at Biofach.

BÖLW Branchenreport 2026, source working group Organic market

Germany: Drugstore chains are the growth drivers

Conventional food retailers generate 70 percent of total organic sales, once again more than in the previous year. Spending on organic products in conventional food retail grew by an average of 8.7 percent in 2025 to a total of €12.76 billion. Beyond lies the growth in drugstore chains at 14.4 percent. Drugstore chains such as dm and Rossmann continue to expand their market share, gaining ground in 2025, partly at the expense of discounters. There, the tense economic situation is weighing on organic sales and strong competition from drugstores is intensifying competitive pressure, especially in the dry goods segment. With growth of 6.7 percent, discounters are roughly in line with the average market development in Germany.

The specialised organic food shops show robust growth

Sales of organic food in organic shops and organic supermarkets amounted to €3.3 billion in 2025, up 2.3 percent on the previous year (2024: €3.26 billion). This means that almost a fifth of all organic food in Germany is sold in organic shops and organic supermarkets.

Author: Karin Heinze, BiO-Reporter-International.net

Sources: AMI, BÖLW, FiBL, oekolandbau.de, YouGov (formerly the GfK consumer panel), NielsenIQ, bioVista, BNN, Simon Döring Bio-Berater (SDS).