Arable land in Ireland
Ireland: Arable land was 0.0827 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Ireland is 0.0827 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Ireland peaked at 0.2307 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0827 hectares per person, in 2023.
Ireland ranks 129th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1992 hectares per person | 0.1757 hectares per person | 0.2307 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1582 hectares per person | 0.1434 hectares per person | 0.18 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1387 hectares per person | 0.118 hectares per person | 0.1622 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1139 hectares per person | 0.1099 hectares per person | 0.1244 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1196 hectares per person | 0.102 hectares per person | 0.1329 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0974 hectares per person | 0.089 hectares per person | 0.1049 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0854 hectares per person | 0.0827 hectares per person | 0.0881 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More agriculture & rural data for Ireland
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Rural population 35.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 1.94 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 258,930 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 7,325 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 1.90 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Ireland?
- Arable land in Ireland was 0.0827 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2307 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0827 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for arable land?
- Ireland ranks 129th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.