Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Ireland

Arable land per capita in Ireland in 2023 — 0.0827 ha/person. Ranked 129 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 64.2%.

2023 0.0827 ha/person −3.4% vs 2022
World rank 129of 206
Period maximum 0.2307 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.0827 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Ireland, 1961–20230.050.10.150.20.2519611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.2307 ha/person1963: 0.2156 ha/person1965: 0.1972 ha/person1967: 0.1819 ha/person1969: 0.1757 ha/person1971: 0.179 ha/person1973: 0.1563 ha/person1975: 0.1434 ha/person1977: 0.1532 ha/person1979: 0.1536 ha/person1981: 0.1538 ha/person1983: 0.1417 ha/person1985: 0.1426 ha/person1987: 0.1237 ha/person1989: 0.118 ha/person1991: 0.1108 ha/person1993: 0.1129 ha/person1995: 0.1099 ha/person1997: 0.1156 ha/person1999: 0.1244 ha/person2001: 0.1317 ha/person2003: 0.1329 ha/person2005: 0.1175 ha/person2007: 0.1058 ha/person2009: 0.102 ha/person2011: 0.1002 ha/person2013: 0.1025 ha/person2015: 0.0963 ha/person2017: 0.0955 ha/person2019: 0.089 ha/person2021: 0.0853 ha/person2023: 0.0827 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.1481 (−64.17%) Average annual rate: -1.64 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Ireland 0.0827 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Europe & Central Asia 0.359 ha/person
Northern Europe computed 0.1752 ha/person
High-income countries computed 0.3338 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.0827 −0.0029 −3.4%
2022 0.0856 +0.0002 +0.29%
2021 0.0853 −0.0028 −3.16%
2020 0.0881 −0.0009 −1.03%
2019 0.089 −0.0031 −3.32%
2018 0.0921 −0.0034 −3.58%
2017 0.0955 −0.0013 −1.34%
2016 0.0968 +0.0005 +0.47%
2015 0.0963 −0.0035 −3.53%
2014 0.0999 −0.0026 −2.58%
2013 0.1025 −0.0024 −2.29%
2012 0.1049 +0.0047 +4.67%
2011 0.1002 +0.004 +4.17%
2010 0.0962 −0.0058 −5.65%
2009 0.102 −0.0062 −5.71%
2008 0.1082 +0.0024 +2.23%
2007 0.1058 −0.0035 −3.19%
2006 0.1093 −0.0082 −6.96%
2005 0.1175 −0.0107 −8.34%
2004 0.1282 −0.0048 −3.58%
2003 0.1329 +0.0011 +0.86%
2002 0.1318 +0.0001 +0.07%
2001 0.1317 +0.0034 +2.68%
2000 0.1283 +0.0039 +3.13%
1999 0.1244 +0.0043 +3.56%
1998 0.1201 +0.0045 +3.88%
1997 0.1156 +0.0046 +4.18%
1996 0.111 +0.0011 +0.99%
1995 0.1099 −0.0016 −1.43%
1994 0.1115 −0.0014 −1.28%
1993 0.1129 +0.0025 +2.29%
1992 0.1104 −0.0004 −0.38%
1991 0.1108 −0.0015 −1.3%
1990 0.1123 −0.0057 −4.86%
1989 0.118 −0.0014 −1.2%
1988 0.1195 −0.0043 −3.45%
1987 0.1237 −0.0079 −6%
1986 0.1316 −0.011 −7.71%
1985 0.1426 −0.003 −2.06%
1984 0.1456 +0.0039 +2.76%
1983 0.1417 −0.0067 −4.49%
1982 0.1484 −0.0054 −3.53%
1981 0.1538 −0.0084 −5.16%
1980 0.1622 +0.0086 +5.59%
1979 0.1536 +0.0012 +0.8%
1978 0.1524 −0.0008 −0.53%
1977 0.1532 +0.0068 +4.65%
1976 0.1464 +0.0029 +2.05%
1975 0.1434 −0.0065 −4.35%
1974 0.15 −0.0063 −4.03%
1973 0.1563 −0.0116 −6.9%
1972 0.1678 −0.0111 −6.22%
1971 0.179 −0.001 −0.55%
1970 0.18 +0.0043 +2.42%
1969 0.1757 −0.0059 −3.25%
1968 0.1816 −0.0003 −0.19%
1967 0.1819 +0.0043 +2.44%
1966 0.1776 −0.0195 −9.91%
1965 0.1972 −0.0071 −3.49%
1964 0.2043 −0.0113 −5.26%
1963 0.2156 −0.0124 −5.45%
1962 0.2281 −0.0026 −1.14%
1961 0.2307

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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