Which municipality in canton Obwalden has the highest organic share?

Giswil: 59.1 % of farms are certified organic (2025) — the highest share of any municipality in canton Obwalden. 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 Obwalden

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Giswil has the highest organic share in canton Obwalden: 59.1 % of farms are certified organic. Next come Lungern (46.7 %) and Sachseln (41 %). Only municipalities with farms are counted. Source: FSO.

Ranking

BFS · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Organic share	Residents
1	Giswil	59.1%	4'013
2	Lungern	46.7%	2'132
3	Sachseln	41%	5'300
4	Sarnen	28.6%	10'906
5	Kerns	24.1%	6'557
6	Engelberg	20.8%	4'377
7	Alpnach	12.5%	6'594

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 Obwalden has the highest organic share?: Giswil: 59.1 % of farms are certified organic (2025) — the highest share of any municipality in canton Obwalden. 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.