Agricultural land in Ireland
Agricultural land made up 65.1% of the land area of Ireland in 2024.
Ireland, 2024
65.1%
Change from 2023
+4.3percentage points
European Union, 2023
40.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
44.4%
Position in 2024
30th of 208
Agricultural land in Ireland over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 65.1% | – |
| 2023 | 60.8% | 40.3% |
| 2022 | 63.1% | 40.7% |
| 2021 | 63.0% | 40.8% |
| 2020 | 65.5% | 40.8% |
| 2019 | 65.7% | 41.4% |
| 2018 | 65.6% | 41.1% |
| 2017 | 65.2% | 41.2% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | 41.2% |
| 2015 | 64.3% | 41.4% |
| 2014 | 64.8% | 41.5% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | 41.9% |
| 2012 | 65.8% | 42.0% |
| 2011 | 66.1% | 42.3% |
| 2010 | 66.3% | 42.5% |
| 2009 | 66.7% | 42.9% |
| 2008 | 67.2% | 43.2% |
| 2007 | 62.1% | 43.0% |
| 2006 | 61.8% | 43.5% |
| 2005 | 62.4% | 43.9% |
| 2004 | 62.5% | 43.9% |
| 2003 | 63.4% | 44.2% |
| 2002 | 63.5% | 44.7% |
| 2001 | 64.0% | 45.3% |
| 2000 | 63.8% | 45.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.3 percentage points from 60.8% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 64.8%, the figure has changed by +0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Ireland has the 30th highest value.
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12.0%
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Cereal yield
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Area under organic farming
5.0%
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Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.14e (Estimate) per person per day
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Healthy diet unaffordable
0.9%e (Estimate)
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Pesticide use
4.94e (Estimate) kg/ha
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