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Area under organic farming in Ireland

Organic farming covered 5.0% of agricultural land in Ireland in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Area under organic farming Unit: % of utilised agricultural area Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Ireland, 2024 5.0% % of utilised agricultural area
Change from 2023 +0.7percentage points 2023: 4.3%
European Union, 2020 9.1%e (Estimated) Official aggregate Not the same period as Ireland (2024).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 9.5% Middle value of 25 countries
Position in 2024 23rd of 32 See the full ranking

Area under organic farming in Ireland over time

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% of utilised agricultural area. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Area under organic farming (% of utilised agricultural area), 2000 to 2024
Period IrelandEuropean Union
2024 5.0% –
2023 4.3% –
2022 2.2% –
2021 2.0% –
2020 1.7% 9.1%e (estimated)
2019 1.6% 8.5%e (estimated)
2018 1.7% 8.0%e (estimated)
2017 1.7% 7.5%
2016 1.7% 7.1%
2015 1.7% 6.6%
2014 1.2% 6.1%
2013 1.2% 5.9%
2012 1.2% 5.9%
2011 1.1%e (estimated) –
2010 1.1%e (estimated) –
2009 1.1% –
2008 1.0% –
2007 1.0% –
2006 0.9% –
2005 0.8% –
2004 0.7% –
2003 0.7% –
2002 0.7% –
2001 0.7% –
2000 0.6% –

Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 4.3% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 1.2%, the figure has changed by +3.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 32 countries with data for 2024, Ireland has the 23rd highest value.

More for Ireland

All statistics for Ireland
Agricultural land 65.1% 2024 · World Bank Cereal yield 7,325 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Cost of a healthy diet Int$3.14e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 0.9%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 4.94e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 164.5e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
sdg_02_40 · dataset details · view at source
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freq=A unit=PC_UAA crops=UAAXK0000 agprdmet=TOTAL
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Ireland
Provider update
4 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat