This statistic shows the sales revenue from ethical food and drink products in the United Kingdom from 1999 to 2017. In 2008, **** billion British pounds in sales revenue was generated by this sector, which has increased to ***** billion British pounds by 2017. Ethical foods include organic, fairtrade, free range, sustainable, freedom foods and farmers market products.
Products determined to be "ethical food and drink" by the source include: organic, fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance, free range eggs, free range poultry, farmers' markets products, vegetarian products, Freedom Foods, sustainable fish and boycotts products. Figures for the years 1999 to 2009 were published in Ethical Consumer Markets Reports 2001 to 2010.
* Excludes farmers markets.
Figures for 2012 and 2013 extracted from 2014 report.
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Co-operative Group, & Ethical Consumer. (June 1, 2018). Sales revenue from ethical food and drink products in the United Kingdom from 1999 to 2017 (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/282553/sales-of-ethical-food-and-drink-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
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