Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Ireland
Ireland: Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area was 4,495 Hectares in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
4,495 Hectares
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
26th
of 43 countries
All-time high
4,629 Hectares
in 2008
All-time low
4,192 Hectares
in 2023
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Ireland, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Ireland is 4,495 Hectares, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Ireland peaked at 4,629 Hectares in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4,192 Hectares, in 2023.
That places Ireland 26th out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,536 Hectares | — |
| 1991 | 4,444 Hectares | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 4,415 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 4,406 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 4,393 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 4,388 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 4,341 Hectares | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 4,432 Hectares | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 4,415 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 4,418 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 4,443 Hectares | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 4,410 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 4,373 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 4,370 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 4,305 Hectares | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 4,302 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 4,261 Hectares | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 4,276 Hectares | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 4,629 Hectares | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 4,594 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 4,569 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 4,556 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 4,532 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 4,478 Hectares | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 4,465 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 4,431 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 4,461 Hectares | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 4,489 Hectares | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 4,516 Hectares | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 4,524 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 4,511 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 4,337 Hectares | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 4,348 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4,192 Hectares | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 4,495 Hectares | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,419 Hectares | 4,341 Hectares | 4,536 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,396 Hectares | 4,261 Hectares | 4,629 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,502 Hectares | 4,431 Hectares | 4,569 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,377 Hectares | 4,192 Hectares | 4,511 Hectares | 5 |
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- 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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate 219.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0.0006 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate 241.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Ireland?
- Agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Ireland was 4,495 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,629 Hectares in 2008.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,192 Hectares in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area?
- Ireland ranks 26th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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