Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Ireland
Ireland: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0608 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0608 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
35th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0716 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1980
All-time low
0.0608 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.0608 1000 ha per square kilometre for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Ireland peaked at 0.0716 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0608 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Ireland ranks 35th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Ireland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0662 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0676 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0683 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0694 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0697 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0699 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0696 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.07 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0701 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0703 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0704 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0702 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0704 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0708 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0709 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0711 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0716 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0713 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0711 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0708 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.071 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0709 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0703 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0699 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0697 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0679 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0659 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0645 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.064 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0638 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0637 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.063 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0632 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0634 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0636 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0638 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0635 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0634 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0625 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0624 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0618 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0621 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0672 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0667 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0663 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0661 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0658 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0648 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0643 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0648 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0652 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0656 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0657 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0655 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.063 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0631 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0608 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.0608 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.0608 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0682 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0662 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0699 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0704 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0696 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0711 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0704 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0679 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0716 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0639 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.063 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0659 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0637 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0618 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0672 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0653 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0643 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0663 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0631 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0608 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0655 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 32 Burkina Faso 0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 33 Tunisia 0.0621 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 34 Cuba 0.0617 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 36 Sudan 0.0603 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 37 India 0.0601 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Armenia 0.0586 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Ireland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.9662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Ireland?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Ireland was 0.0608 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0716 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1980.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0608 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Ireland ranks 35th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.