Which municipality in canton Basel-City has the highest organic share?

Basel: 25 % of farms are certified organic (2025) — the highest share of any municipality in canton Basel-City. 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.

Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS

The highest organic share in canton Basel-City

National ranking →

Basel has the highest organic share in canton Basel-City: 25 % of farms are certified organic. Next come Riehen (25 %) and Bettingen (0 %). Only municipalities with farms are counted. Source: FSO.

Ranking

BFS · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Organic share	Residents
1	Basel	25%	180'097
2	Riehen	25%	22'774
3	Bettingen	0%	1'286

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026

How we measure this

BFS

Share 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 Basel-City has the highest organic share?: Basel: 25 % of farms are certified organic (2025) — the highest share of any municipality in canton Basel-City. 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.