What is land area in Ireland?

Land area in Ireland was 68,890 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Ireland?

The highest recorded value was 68,890 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Ireland?

The lowest recorded value was 68,890 sq. km in 1961.

How does Ireland rank for land area?

Ireland ranks 120th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land 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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Ireland

Name: Land area in Ireland
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Ireland: Land area was 68,890 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

68,890 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

120th

of 216 countries

All-time high

68,890 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

68,890 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Ireland, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 68,890 sq. km for land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Ireland peaked at 68,890 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 68,890 sq. km, in 1961.

Ireland ranks 120th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	68,890 sq. km	68,890 sq. km	68,890 sq. km	9
1970s	68,890 sq. km	68,890 sq. km	68,890 sq. km	10
1980s	68,890 sq. km	68,890 sq. km	68,890 sq. km	10
1990s	68,890 sq. km	68,890 sq. km	68,890 sq. km	10
2000s	68,890 sq. km	68,890 sq. km	68,890 sq. km	10
2010s	68,890 sq. km	68,890 sq. km	68,890 sq. km	10
2020s	68,890 sq. km	68,890 sq. km	68,890 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Ireland

117 Sierra Leone 72,180 sq. km compare
118 United Arab Emirates 71,020 sq. km compare
119 Georgia 69,490 sq. km compare
121 Lithuania 62,600 sq. km compare
122 Latvia 62,230 sq. km compare
123 Sri Lanka 61,860 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Ireland?: Land area in Ireland was 68,890 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Ireland?: The highest recorded value was 68,890 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Ireland?: The lowest recorded value was 68,890 sq. km in 1961.
How does Ireland rank for land area?: Ireland ranks 120th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land 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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.