Organic food sales up slightly in the first half of 2025
| Jaar | Kwartaal | Total (% of total spending on food products) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Q1 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | Q2 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | Q3 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | Q4 | 3.2 |
| 2025 | Q1 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | Q2 | 3.4 |
| 2025 | ||
| Source: CBS in collaboration with WSER | ||
In relative terms, organic eggs are sold the most
Of all product groups, eggs account for the largest share of organic food sales. In the first half of 2025, this share was 17.3 percent. Coffee and tea are the second most popular organic foods at 6.5 percent, followed by potatoes, fruits and vegetables at 5.5 percent.Beverages have the lowest share in organic food sales (1.6 percent).
Slight increase in sales of most organic food products
Compared to the first half of 2024, the share of organic food sales is higher across almost all product categories, with the exception of non-perishable products, which had a slightly smaller share.The largest increase was seen in sales of potatoes, fruits and vegetables: from 4.7 to 5.5 percent. This was followed by fish (from 2.5 to 3.2 percent) and coffee and tea (from 5.9 to 6.5 percent).
| Productgroep | 2025 (% of total spending on food products) | 2024 (% of total spending on food products) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Eggs | 17.3 | 17.3 |
| Coffee and tea | 6.5 | 5.9 |
| Potatoes, fruits and vegetables | 5.5 | 4.7 |
| Dairy products | 4.3 | 4.0 |
| Fish | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| Meat | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| Non-perishable products ready-made meals and other food products | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Bread, cereals, biscuits and pastries | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| Beverages | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Food products, unspecified | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Source: CBS in collaboration with WSER | ||
Share of organic meat and dairy products has fallen slightly since 2018
Compared to the years between 2018 and 2024, the share of organic food sales has increased the most for eggs, from 13.2 to 17.4 percent. This was followed by coffee and tea: from 3.7 to 6.0 percent. Organic fish has seen the greatest growth of any organic food product over the years.
However, among non-perishable food products, meat and dairy products, the share of organic food sales in 2024 was smaller than it was in 2018. The sales of non-perishable organic food products fell from 3.0 to 2.5 percent, of organic meat from 3.0 to 2.6 percent and of dairy products from 4.3 to 4.0 percent.
| Productgroep | 2024 (% of total spending on food products) | 2018 (% of total spending on food products) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| Eggs | 17.4 | 13.2 |
| Dairy products | 4.0 | 4.3 |
| Coffee and tea | 6.0 | 3.7 |
| Potatoes, fruits and vegetables | 4.9 | 3.5 |
| Meat | 2.6 | 3.0 |
| Non-perishable products ready-made meals and other food products | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| Foods, unspecified | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| Bread, cereals, biscuits and pastries | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Fish | 2.7 | 1.2 |
| Beverages | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| Source: CBS in collaboration with WSER | ||