Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Ireland

Land under cereal production in Ireland in 2024 — 258,930 ha. Ranked 53 in the world out of 79. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 40.5%.

2024 258,930 ha −3.87% vs 2023
World rank 53of 79
Period maximum 444,000 ha1980
Period minimum 258,930 ha2024

Trend over time

1961–2024 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Ireland, 1961–2024250,000300,000350,000400,000450,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 435,435 ha1963: 402,746 ha1965: 377,250 ha1967: 356,167 ha1969: 357,940 ha1971: 386,391 ha1973: 351,351 ha1975: 338,972 ha1977: 372,500 ha1979: 400,942 ha1981: 429,000 ha1983: 395,300 ha1985: 400,100 ha1987: 335,300 ha1989: 320,000 ha1991: 301,800 ha1993: 285,112 ha1995: 274,115 ha1997: 310,116 ha1999: 290,017 ha2001: 286,118 ha2003: 303,119 ha2005: 282,115 ha2007: 279,109 ha2009: 300,004 ha2011: 297,600 ha2013: 307,995 ha2015: 292,594 ha2017: 272,627 ha2019: 266,660 ha2021: 274,670 ha2023: 269,360 ha2024: 258,930 ha
Change over the period: −176,505 (−40.54%) Average annual rate: -0.82 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Ireland 258,930 ha
World 416M ha
Land under cereal production — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2024 258,930 −10,430 −3.87%
2023 269,360 −16,300 −5.71%
2022 285,660 +10,990 +4%
2021 274,670 +9,030 +3.4%
2020 265,640 −1,020 −0.38%
2019 266,660 +5,690 +2.18%
2018 260,970 −11,657 −4.28%
2017 272,627 −8,663 −3.08%
2016 281,290 −11,304 −3.86%
2015 292,594 −14,300 −4.66%
2014 306,894 −1,101 −0.36%
2013 307,995 −7,600 −2.41%
2012 315,595 +17,995 +6.05%
2011 297,600 +23,498 +8.57%
2010 274,102 −25,902 −8.63%
2009 300,004 −22,303 −6.92%
2008 322,307 +43,198 +15.48%
2007 279,109 −903 −0.32%
2006 280,012 −2,103 −0.75%
2005 282,115 −28,303 −9.12%
2004 310,418 +7,299 +2.41%
2003 303,119 +3,600 +1.2%
2002 299,519 +13,401 +4.68%
2001 286,118 +6,800 +2.43%
2000 279,318 −10,699 −3.69%
1999 290,017 −10,700 −3.56%
1998 300,717 −9,399 −3.03%
1997 310,116 +16,400 +5.58%
1996 293,716 +19,601 +7.15%
1995 274,115 +3,901 +1.44%
1994 270,214 −14,898 −5.23%
1993 285,112 −15,396 −5.12%
1992 300,508 −1,292 −0.43%
1991 301,800 +2,926 +0.98%
1990 298,874 −21,126 −6.6%
1989 320,000 −4,100 −1.27%
1988 324,100 −11,200 −3.34%
1987 335,300 −29,200 −8.01%
1986 364,500 −35,600 −8.9%
1985 400,100 −6,700 −1.65%
1984 406,800 +11,500 +2.91%
1983 395,300 −17,200 −4.17%
1982 412,500 −16,500 −3.85%
1981 429,000 −15,000 −3.38%
1980 444,000 +43,058 +10.74%
1979 400,942 +13,103 +3.38%
1978 387,839 +15,339 +4.12%
1977 372,500 +22,645 +6.47%
1976 349,855 +10,883 +3.21%
1975 338,972 −9,016 −2.59%
1974 347,988 −3,363 −0.96%
1973 351,351 −20,759 −5.58%
1972 372,110 −14,281 −3.7%
1971 386,391 +9,103 +2.41%
1970 377,288 +19,348 +5.41%
1969 357,940 −4,536 −1.25%
1968 362,476 +6,309 +1.77%
1967 356,167 +17,454 +5.15%
1966 338,713 −38,537 −10.22%
1965 377,250 −10,707 −2.76%
1964 387,957 −14,789 −3.67%
1963 402,746 −29,351 −6.79%
1962 432,097 −3,338 −0.77%
1961 435,435

Northern Europe, 2024

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About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

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