Agricultural land share — all countries

Agricultural land share — Ireland

Agricultural land share in Ireland in 2023 — 60.81%. Ranked 37 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 5.36 pp.

2023 60.81% −2.31 pp vs 2022
World rank 37of 209
Period maximum 71.59%1980
Period minimum 60.81%2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Agricultural land share — Ireland, 1961–20236065707519611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 66.16%1963: 67.02%1965: 68.34%1967: 69.42%1969: 69.91%1971: 70.02%1973: 70.29%1975: 70.19%1977: 70.85%1979: 71.07%1981: 71.26%1983: 70.79%1985: 70.89%1987: 69.92%1989: 67.89%1991: 64.52%1993: 63.98%1995: 63.71%1997: 63.23%1999: 63.63%2001: 64.02%2003: 63.43%2005: 62.45%2007: 62.07%2009: 66.68%2011: 66.12%2013: 64.99%2015: 64.31%2017: 65.16%2019: 65.67%2021: 62.96%2023: 60.81%
Change over the period: −5.36 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ireland

Ireland 60.81%
World 36.93%
Northern Europe computed 17.98%
High-income countries computed 28.2%
Agricultural land share — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 60.81 −2.31 pp
2022 63.12 +0.16 pp
2021 62.96 −2.54 pp
2020 65.5 −0.17 pp
2019 65.67 +0.12 pp
2018 65.55 +0.39 pp
2017 65.16 +0.41 pp
2016 64.76 +0.45 pp
2015 64.31 −0.52 pp
2014 64.83 −0.16 pp
2013 64.99 −0.81 pp
2012 65.8 −0.32 pp
2011 66.12 −0.19 pp
2010 66.31 −0.38 pp
2009 66.68 −0.51 pp
2008 67.19 +5.12 pp
2007 62.07 +0.23 pp
2006 61.84 −0.61 pp
2005 62.45 −0.04 pp
2004 62.49 −0.94 pp
2003 63.43 −0.04 pp
2002 63.48 −0.54 pp
2001 64.02 +0.2 pp
2000 63.81 +0.19 pp
1999 63.63 +0.2 pp
1998 63.43 +0.2 pp
1997 63.23 +0.2 pp
1996 63.03 −0.68 pp
1995 63.71 −0.07 pp
1994 63.78 −0.2 pp
1993 63.98 −0.13 pp
1992 64.11 −0.42 pp
1991 64.52 −1.34 pp
1990 65.86 −2.02 pp
1989 67.89 −1.8 pp
1988 69.68 −0.24 pp
1987 69.92 −0.4 pp
1986 70.33 −0.56 pp
1985 70.89 −0.14 pp
1984 71.03 +0.25 pp
1983 70.79 −0.27 pp
1982 71.06 −0.2 pp
1981 71.26 −0.33 pp
1980 71.59 +0.51 pp
1979 71.07 +0.16 pp
1978 70.91 +0.07 pp
1977 70.85 +0.42 pp
1976 70.43 +0.24 pp
1975 70.19 −0.19 pp
1974 70.38 +0.1 pp
1973 70.29 +0.21 pp
1972 70.07 +0.05 pp
1971 70.02 +0.43 pp
1970 69.59 −0.31 pp
1969 69.91 +0.19 pp
1968 69.72 +0.29 pp
1967 69.42 +0.42 pp
1966 69 +0.67 pp
1965 68.34 +0.7 pp
1964 67.64 +0.62 pp
1963 67.02 +0.05 pp
1962 66.97 +0.81 pp
1961 66.16

About the indicator

The share of agricultural land in total land area: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. High values often come not from crop-growing countries but from pastoral ones — vast semi-desert rangelands formally count as agricultural land.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.