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.
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% |