Organic agriculture has been rapidly growing for over a decade and information on certified organic agriculture production and trade is now available for 138 countries. Certified organic areas included 32 million hectares in 2007 – one third of which being arable land and permanent crops, and two-third being permanent pastures and grasslands – as well as 33 million hectares of land certified for organic wild collections. Global demand for organic food, fibers and medicinal and cosmetic products remains robust, with sales increasing by over five billion US$ a year. International sales of organic products were 46.1 billion US$ in 2007, doubling those of 2002