Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS
The highest organic share in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden
National ranking →Speicher has the highest organic share in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden: 57.1 % of farms are certified organic. Next come Trogen (52 %) and Stein (37.1 %). Only municipalities with farms are counted. Source: FSO.
Ranking
BFS · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Organic share | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Speicher | 57.1% | 4'505 |
| 2 | Trogen | 52% | 1'905 |
| 3 | Stein | 37.1% | 1'492 |
| 4 | Rehetobel | 29.2% | 1'710 |
| 5 | Lutzenberg | 28.6% | 1'340 |
| 6 | Herisau | 26.1% | 16'100 |
| 7 | Waldstatt | 25.9% | 1'906 |
| 8 | Heiden | 24.1% | 4'413 |
| 9 | Teufen | 19.6% | 6'646 |
| 10 | Schwellbrunn | 16.9% | 1'543 |
| 11 | Urnäsch | 13.9% | 2'382 |
| 12 | Schönengrund | 13.3% | 561 |
| 13 | Bühler | 11.1% | 1'958 |
| 14 | Gais | 10.5% | 3'150 |
| 15 | Wolfhalden | 9.5% | 1'913 |
| 16 | Wald | 9.1% | 916 |
| 17 | Grub | 6.7% | 986 |
| 18 | Hundwil | 5.5% | 967 |
| 19 | Walzenhausen | 5.3% | 2'111 |
| 20 | Reute | 0% | 717 |
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
How we measure this
BFSShare of certified-organic farms among all farms in a municipality, in percent, from the agricultural structure survey of the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), 2025. Only municipalities with farms are ranked; urban municipalities without farms do not appear. Nationwide about 17 % of farms are organic.
Frequently asked questions
- Which municipality in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden has the highest organic share?
- Speicher: 57.1 % of farms are certified organic (2025) — the highest share of any municipality in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Source: FSO.
- How is the organic share calculated?
- It is the number of certified-organic farms divided by all farms in the municipality, from the FSO agricultural structure survey. Municipalities without farms do not appear in the ranking.