Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area in Ireland
Ireland: Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area was 537 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area in Ireland, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area in Ireland is 537 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 34.6% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area in Ireland peaked at 821 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 437 1000 ha, in 2010.
That places Ireland 40th out of 69 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area in Ireland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 463 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 472 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 468 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 454 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 471 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 471 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 455 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 445.8 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 441 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 437 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 447 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 481 1000 ha | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 473 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 494 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 504 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 532 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 520 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 524 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 522 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 472 1000 ha | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 447 1000 ha | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 602 1000 ha | +34.7% |
| 2023 | 821 1000 ha | +36.4% |
| 2024 | 537 1000 ha | -34.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 537 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 450.71 1000 ha, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 537 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 496.58 1000 ha, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +36.4% | 602 1000 ha | 821 1000 ha |
| 2022 | +34.7% | 447 1000 ha | 602 1000 ha |
| 2024 | -34.6% | 821 1000 ha | 537 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 460.09 1000 ha | 441 1000 ha | 472 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 493.4 1000 ha | 437 1000 ha | 532 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 575.8 1000 ha | 447 1000 ha | 821 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0083 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area in Ireland?
- Perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area in Ireland was 537 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 821 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 437 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does Ireland rank for perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area?
- Ireland ranks 40th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — 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.