Land area — Area in Ireland
Ireland: Land area — Area was 6,889 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 6,889 1000 ha for land area — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Ireland peaked at 6,889 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 6,889 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Ireland 130th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,889 1000 ha | 6,889 1000 ha | 6,889 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,889 1000 ha | 6,889 1000 ha | 6,889 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,889 1000 ha | 6,889 1000 ha | 6,889 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,889 1000 ha | 6,889 1000 ha | 6,889 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,889 1000 ha | 6,889 1000 ha | 6,889 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,889 1000 ha | 6,889 1000 ha | 6,889 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,889 1000 ha | 6,889 1000 ha | 6,889 1000 ha | 5 |
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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 — Share in Agricultural land 9.65 % (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area in Ireland?
- Land area — area in Ireland was 6,889 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 6,889 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,889 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Ireland rank for land area — area?
- Ireland ranks 130th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area — Area. 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.