Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Ireland
Ireland: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 58.85 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 58.85 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Ireland peaked at 63.53 % in 1974 and was at its lowest, 54.42 %, in 2023.
Ireland ranks 12th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.89 % | 56.66 % | 62.38 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 63.11 % | 61.82 % | 63.53 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.35 % | 61.83 % | 63.53 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.9 % | 56.81 % | 60.09 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.54 % | 54.89 % | 60.11 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.67 % | 57.72 % | 59.91 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.11 % | 54.42 % | 59.04 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 9 Mongolia 68.09 % compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 67.82 % compare
- 11 Madagascar 64.1 % compare
- 13 Eswatini 58.14 % compare
- 14 Eritrea 57.12 % compare
- 15 Sudan (former) 49.34 % compare
More environment data for Ireland
- Inland waters — Area 139 1000 ha (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)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 9.67 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Ireland?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Ireland was 58.85 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 63.53 % in 1974.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.42 % in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Ireland ranks 12th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land 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.