Agriculture & Rural in Ireland

31 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Ireland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% 2024 down 61.1% 150th
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% 2024 down 14.1% 158th
Rural population 35.4% 2025 down 5.2% 108th
Rural population growth 1.0% 2025 up 42.6% 56th
Rural population 1.94 million 2025 up 10.6% 106th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.1% 2025 up 21.7% 176th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.63 billion current US$ 2025 up 190.7% 68th
Land under cereal production 258,930 hectares 2024 down 15.6% 115th
Cereal yield 7,325 kg per hectare 2024 down 13.5% 13th
Cereal production 1.90 million metric tons 2024 down 27.0% 92nd
Fertilizer consumption 895.87 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 down 19.3% 5th
Land area 68,890 sq. km 2023 unchanged 120th
Agricultural land 41,890 sq. km 2023 down 6.4% 93rd
Agricultural land 60.8% 2023 down 6.4% 37th
Arable land 439,000 hectares 2023 down 7.4% 128th
Permanent cropland 0.0% 2023 unchanged 196th
Arable land 6.4% 2023 down 7.4% 125th
Arable land 0.0827 hectares per person 2023 down 19.4% 129th
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 1.1% 2025 down 29.5% 154th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 6.3% 2025 down 25.9% 134th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 3.9% 2025 down 27.6% 140th
Average precipitation in depth 1,118 mm per year 2022 unchanged 84th
Crop production index 99.43 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 16.6% 132nd
Food production index 121.51 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 41.7% 44th
Livestock production index 123.24 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 43.4% 41st
Forest area 11.5% 2023 up 7.2% 156th
Forest area 7,940 sq. km 2023 up 7.2% 130th
Fertilizer consumption 287.4% 2002 up 32.1% 39th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 2.4% 2022 down 67.8% 168th
Surface area 70,280 sq. km 2023 unchanged 121st
Access to electricity, rural 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st