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Surface area — Ireland

Surface area in Ireland in 2023 — 70,280 km². Ranked 121 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 70,280 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 121of 215
Period maximum 70,280 km²1961
Period minimum 70,280 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Ireland, 1961–202360,00065,00070,00075,00080,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 70,280 km²1963: 70,280 km²1965: 70,280 km²1967: 70,280 km²1969: 70,280 km²1971: 70,280 km²1973: 70,280 km²1975: 70,280 km²1977: 70,280 km²1979: 70,280 km²1981: 70,280 km²1983: 70,280 km²1985: 70,280 km²1987: 70,280 km²1989: 70,280 km²1991: 70,280 km²1993: 70,280 km²1995: 70,280 km²1997: 70,280 km²1999: 70,280 km²2001: 70,280 km²2003: 70,280 km²2005: 70,280 km²2007: 70,280 km²2009: 70,280 km²2011: 70,280 km²2013: 70,280 km²2015: 70,280 km²2017: 70,280 km²2019: 70,280 km²2021: 70,280 km²2023: 70,280 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Ireland 70,280 km²
World 141M km²
Europe & Central Asia 28.9M km²
Northern Europe computed 2.55M km²
High-income countries computed 60.62M km²
Surface area — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 70,280 +0 +0%
2022 70,280 +0 +0%
2021 70,280 +0 +0%
2020 70,280 +0 +0%
2019 70,280 +0 +0%
2018 70,280 +0 +0%
2017 70,280 +0 +0%
2016 70,280 +0 +0%
2015 70,280 +0 +0%
2014 70,280 +0 +0%
2013 70,280 +0 +0%
2012 70,280 +0 +0%
2011 70,280 +0 +0%
2010 70,280 +0 +0%
2009 70,280 +0 +0%
2008 70,280 +0 +0%
2007 70,280 +0 +0%
2006 70,280 +0 +0%
2005 70,280 +0 +0%
2004 70,280 +0 +0%
2003 70,280 +0 +0%
2002 70,280 +0 +0%
2001 70,280 +0 +0%
2000 70,280 +0 +0%
1999 70,280 +0 +0%
1998 70,280 +0 +0%
1997 70,280 +0 +0%
1996 70,280 +0 +0%
1995 70,280 +0 +0%
1994 70,280 +0 +0%
1993 70,280 +0 +0%
1992 70,280 +0 +0%
1991 70,280 +0 +0%
1990 70,280 +0 +0%
1989 70,280 +0 +0%
1988 70,280 +0 +0%
1987 70,280 +0 +0%
1986 70,280 +0 +0%
1985 70,280 +0 +0%
1984 70,280 +0 +0%
1983 70,280 +0 +0%
1982 70,280 +0 +0%
1981 70,280 +0 +0%
1980 70,280 +0 +0%
1979 70,280 +0 +0%
1978 70,280 +0 +0%
1977 70,280 +0 +0%
1976 70,280 +0 +0%
1975 70,280 +0 +0%
1974 70,280 +0 +0%
1973 70,280 +0 +0%
1972 70,280 +0 +0%
1971 70,280 +0 +0%
1970 70,280 +0 +0%
1969 70,280 +0 +0%
1968 70,280 +0 +0%
1967 70,280 +0 +0%
1966 70,280 +0 +0%
1965 70,280 +0 +0%
1964 70,280 +0 +0%
1963 70,280 +0 +0%
1962 70,280 +0 +0%
1961 70,280 — —

Northern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NO Norway 624,500 SE Sweden 528,660 GL Greenland 410,450 FI Finland 338,480 GB United Kingdom 243,610 IS Iceland 103,000 IE Ireland 70,280 LT Lithuania 65,290 LV Latvia 64,590 EE Estonia 45,340 DK Denmark 42,920 FO Faroe Islands 12,960 IM Isle of Man 570
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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