Overview of organic agriculture in Estonia in 2016. In Estonia, organic land area has expanded 2.5 times over the last ten years, reaching more than 184,000 ha, representing 18% of the total agricultural area. This percentage makes Estonia one of the three leading countries in the EU by share of organic area. The number of processing and marketing enterprises has also grown every year, as have the sales of organic food. Health is given as the main reason why Estonian consumers buy organic food, likewise also consumers in many other countries
