Which municipality in canton Zug has the highest organic share?

Walchwil: 40.5 % of farms are certified organic (2025) — the highest share of any municipality in canton Zug. 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 Zug

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Walchwil has the highest organic share in canton Zug: 40.5 % of farms are certified organic. Next come Menzingen (34.4 %) and Unterägeri (20 %). Only municipalities with farms are counted. Source: FSO.

Ranking

BFS · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Organic share	Residents
1	Walchwil	40.5%	4'013
2	Menzingen	34.4%	4'824
3	Unterägeri	20%	9'527
4	Risch	16.2%	11'830
5	Baar	13.6%	25'519
6	Oberägeri	12.1%	6'670
7	Neuheim	12%	2'523
8	Hünenberg	10%	8'985
9	Cham	9.1%	18'518
10	Zug	8.8%	32'160
11	Steinhausen	0%	10'449

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 Zug has the highest organic share?: Walchwil: 40.5 % of farms are certified organic (2025) — the highest share of any municipality in canton Zug. 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.