Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Ireland

Agricultural land in Ireland in 2023 — 41,890 km². Ranked 93 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 8.1%.

2023 41,890 km² −3.66% vs 2022
World rank 93of 209
Period maximum 49,315 km²1980
Period minimum 41,890 km²2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Ireland, 1961–202340,00042,00044,00046,00048,00050,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 45,580 km²1963: 46,169 km²1965: 47,078 km²1967: 47,826 km²1969: 48,160 km²1971: 48,240 km²1973: 48,420 km²1975: 48,355 km²1977: 48,808 km²1979: 48,962 km²1981: 49,091 km²1983: 48,765 km²1985: 48,836 km²1987: 48,170 km²1989: 46,767 km²1991: 44,448 km²1993: 44,073 km²1995: 43,887 km²1997: 43,556 km²1999: 43,833 km²2001: 44,100 km²2003: 43,700 km²2005: 43,020 km²2007: 42,760 km²2009: 45,939 km²2011: 45,550 km²2013: 44,770 km²2015: 44,300 km²2017: 44,890 km²2019: 45,240 km²2021: 43,370 km²2023: 41,890 km²
Change over the period: −3,690 (−8.1%) Average annual rate: -0.14 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Ireland 41,890 km²
World 47.92M km²
Northern Europe computed 378,940 km²
High-income countries computed 14.55M km²
Agricultural land — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 41,890 −1,590 −3.66%
2022 43,480 +110 +0.25%
2021 43,370 −1,750 −3.88%
2020 45,120 −120 −0.27%
2019 45,240 +80 +0.18%
2018 45,160 +270 +0.6%
2017 44,890 +280 +0.63%
2016 44,610 +310 +0.7%
2015 44,300 −360 −0.81%
2014 44,660 −110 −0.25%
2013 44,770 −560 −1.24%
2012 45,330 −220 −0.48%
2011 45,550 −130 −0.28%
2010 45,680 −259 −0.56%
2009 45,939 −351 −0.76%
2008 46,290 +3,530 +8.26%
2007 42,760 +160 +0.38%
2006 42,600 −420 −0.98%
2005 43,020 −30 −0.07%
2004 43,050 −650 −1.49%
2003 43,700 −30 −0.07%
2002 43,730 −370 −0.84%
2001 44,100 +138 +0.31%
2000 43,962 +128 +0.29%
1999 43,833 +138 +0.32%
1998 43,695 +138 +0.32%
1997 43,556 +138 +0.32%
1996 43,418 −469 −1.07%
1995 43,887 −49 −0.11%
1994 43,936 −137 −0.31%
1993 44,073 −89 −0.2%
1992 44,162 −286 −0.64%
1991 44,448 −926 −2.04%
1990 45,374 −1,393 −2.98%
1989 46,767 −1,238 −2.58%
1988 48,005 −165 −0.34%
1987 48,170 −279 −0.58%
1986 48,449 −387 −0.79%
1985 48,836 −98 −0.2%
1984 48,934 +169 +0.35%
1983 48,765 −187 −0.38%
1982 48,952 −139 −0.28%
1981 49,091 −224 −0.45%
1980 49,315 +353 +0.72%
1979 48,962 +109 +0.22%
1978 48,853 +45 +0.09%
1977 48,808 +288 +0.59%
1976 48,520 +165 +0.34%
1975 48,355 −133 −0.27%
1974 48,488 +68 +0.14%
1973 48,420 +146 +0.3%
1972 48,274 +34 +0.07%
1971 48,240 +297 +0.62%
1970 47,943 −217 −0.45%
1969 48,160 +131 +0.27%
1968 48,029 +203 +0.42%
1967 47,826 +289 +0.61%
1966 47,537 +459 +0.97%
1965 47,078 +482 +1.03%
1964 46,596 +427 +0.92%
1963 46,169 +32 +0.07%
1962 46,137 +557 +1.22%
1961 45,580

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

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