Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Ireland
Ireland: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 9.65 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Ireland is 9.65 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Ireland peaked at 14.3 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 8.7 %, in 1990.
Ireland ranks 198th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.2 % | 10.7 % | 14.3 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.29 % | 9.46 % | 11.1 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 10 % | 8.77 % | 11.22 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.36 % | 8.7 % | 10.65 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.26 % | 10.07 % | 12.16 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2 % | 9.61 % | 10.65 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.06 % | 9.65 % | 10.48 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 195 Malaysia 10.44 % compare
- 196 Angola 10.09 % compare
- 197 Seychelles 9.72 % compare
- 199 Micronesia 9.3 % compare
- 200 Eritrea 9.09 % compare
- 201 Sao Tome and Principe 9.04 % compare
More environment data for Ireland
- Inland waters — Area 139 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 58.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 90.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4,054 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.02 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 433 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.08 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 6.3 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 9.67 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Ireland?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Ireland was 9.65 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7 % in 1990.
- How does Ireland rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Ireland ranks 198th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.