Ireland Arable Land 1960-2024

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Ireland arable land for 2022 was 0, a 100% decline from 2021.
  • Ireland arable land for 2021 was 436,000, a 1.8% decline from 2020.
  • Ireland arable land for 2020 was 444,000, a 0.23% increase from 2019.
  • Ireland arable land for 2019 was 443,000, a 1.77% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Ireland Arable Land - Historical Data
Year Hectares Per Capita Percent
2022 0 0.00 0.00%
2021 436,000 0.09 6.33%
2020 444,000 0.09 6.45%
2019 443,000 0.09 6.43%
2018 451,000 0.09 6.55%
2017 461,000 0.10 6.69%
2016 461,000 0.10 6.69%
2015 453,000 0.10 6.58%
2014 465,180 0.10 6.75%
2013 474,040 0.10 6.88%
2012 482,610 0.10 7.01%
2011 459,140 0.10 6.66%
2010 438,840 0.10 6.37%
2009 462,590 0.10 6.71%
2008 485,650 0.11 7.05%
2007 465,450 0.11 6.76%
2006 467,080 0.11 6.78%
2005 488,690 0.12 7.09%
2004 521,650 0.13 7.57%
2003 531,230 0.13 7.71%
2002 518,200 0.13 7.52%
2001 509,200 0.13 7.39%
2000 488,100 0.13 7.09%
1999 467,000 0.12 6.78%
1998 445,900 0.12 6.47%
1997 424,800 0.12 6.17%
1996 403,700 0.11 5.86%
1995 396,600 0.11 5.76%
1994 400,300 0.11 5.81%
1993 403,900 0.11 5.86%
1992 392,900 0.11 5.70%
1991 391,700 0.11 5.69%
1990 394,600 0.11 5.73%
1989 414,400 0.12 6.02%
1988 421,100 0.12 6.11%
1987 438,000 0.12 6.36%
1986 465,900 0.13 6.76%
1985 504,600 0.14 7.32%
1984 514,400 0.15 7.47%
1983 497,500 0.14 7.22%
1982 517,200 0.15 7.51%
1981 531,100 0.15 7.71%
1980 553,500 0.16 8.03%
1979 518,200 0.15 7.52%
1978 507,300 0.15 7.36%
1977 502,800 0.15 7.30%
1976 474,000 0.15 6.88%
1975 457,500 0.14 6.64%
1974 470,500 0.15 6.83%
1973 482,200 0.16 7.00%
1972 509,700 0.17 7.40%
1971 535,500 0.18 7.77%
1970 532,200 0.18 7.73%
1969 515,300 0.18 7.48%
1968 529,500 0.18 7.69%
1967 528,100 0.18 7.67%
1966 513,100 0.18 7.45%
1965 567,300 0.20 8.23%
1964 585,600 0.20 8.50%
1963 615,100 0.22 8.93%
1962 646,800 0.23 9.39%
1961 651,600 0.23 9.46%
1960 0 0.00 0.00%