Land area in Ireland

The land area of Ireland was 68,890 km² in 2024.

Measure: Land area Unit: Square kilometres Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Ireland, 2024 68,890 Square kilometres
Change from 2023 0% 2023: 68,890 km²
European Union, 2023 3,988,313 km² Official aggregate Not the same period as Ireland (2024).
Position in 2024 119th of 214 See the full ranking

Land area in Ireland over time

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Square kilometres. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Land area (square kilometres), 2000 to 2024
Period IrelandEuropean Union
2024 68,890 km² –
2023 68,890 km² 3,988,313 km²
2022 68,890 km² 3,988,088 km²
2021 68,890 km² 3,988,185 km²
2020 68,890 km² 3,988,053 km²
2019 68,890 km² 3,988,044 km²
2018 68,890 km² 3,988,163 km²
2017 68,890 km² 3,987,969 km²
2016 68,890 km² 3,988,691 km²
2015 68,890 km² 3,988,298 km²
2014 68,890 km² 3,988,922 km²
2013 68,890 km² 3,988,174 km²
2012 68,890 km² 3,986,784 km²
2011 68,890 km² 3,986,634 km²
2010 68,890 km² 3,986,728 km²
2009 68,890 km² 3,985,437 km²
2008 68,890 km² 3,984,507 km²
2007 68,890 km² 3,985,066 km²
2006 68,890 km² 3,985,116 km²
2005 68,890 km² 3,985,776 km²
2004 68,890 km² 3,986,056 km²
2003 68,890 km² 3,986,016 km²
2002 68,890 km² 3,985,834 km²
2001 68,890 km² 3,987,024 km²
2000 68,890 km² 3,987,554 km²

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 68,890 km², the figure has changed by 0%.
  • Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Ireland has the 119th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAOSTAT)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
AG.LND.TOTL.K2 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Ireland
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAOSTAT)