Ireland Arable Land 1961-2023

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 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 for 2018 was 451,000, a 2.17% decline from 2017.
  • Ireland arable land for 2017 was 461,000, a 0% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Hectares
United States 157,736,800
Canada 38,235,000
Argentina 32,632,760
Australia 30,644,000
France 17,956,560
Germany 11,664,000
Spain 11,639,398
Poland 10,921,000
Italy 6,831,000
United Kingdom 5,978,502
Japan 4,104,000
Hungary 4,012,000
Saudi Arabia 3,430,417
Sweden 2,538,550
Czech Republic 2,484,154
Denmark 2,370,930
Lithuania 2,249,400
Finland 2,243,000
Greece 2,131,930
Uruguay 2,024,400
South Korea 1,352,000
Slovak Republic 1,346,000
Latvia 1,334,000
Austria 1,321,080
Chile 1,197,000
Netherlands 1,004,830
Portugal 951,534
Croatia 889,000
Belgium 864,877
Norway 804,497
Estonia 694,000
Panama 565,000
New Zealand 527,000
Ireland 444,000
Switzerland 399,842
Israel 380,000
Slovenia 181,030
Iceland 121,000
Cyprus 102,402
Oman 74,660
Luxembourg 62,130
Puerto Rico 50,200
UAE 49,000
Trinidad and Tobago 25,000
Isle of Man 23,500
Qatar 21,000
Malta 9,070
Bahamas 8,000
Kuwait 8,000
Barbados 7,000
New Caledonia 5,970
St. Kitts and Nevis 5,000
Antigua and Barbuda 4,000
Brunei 4,000
French Polynesia 2,500
Aruba 2,000
Hong Kong 2,000
San Marino 1,985
Bahrain 1,600
Liechtenstein 1,410
Turks and Caicos Islands 1,000
British Virgin Islands 1,000
Guam 1,000
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 900
Andorra 720
Singapore 560
Bermuda 300
Palau 300
Cayman Islands 200
Seychelles 150
Northern Mariana Islands 80
Faroe Islands 70
Ireland Arable Land - Historical Data
Year Hectares Per Capita Percent
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 391,200 0.10 5.68%
1999 417,200 0.11 6.06%
1998 426,200 0.11 6.19%
1997 376,200 0.10 5.46%
1996 400,200 0.11 5.81%
1995 371,200 0.10 5.39%
1994 355,200 0.10 5.16%
1993 364,200 0.10 5.29%
1992 344,200 0.10 5.00%
1991 370,200 0.10 5.37%
1990 382,200 0.11 5.55%
1989 382,200 0.11 5.55%
1988 382,200 0.11 5.55%
1987 382,200 0.11 5.55%
1986 382,200 0.11 5.55%
1985 382,200 0.11 5.55%
1984 382,200 0.11 5.55%
1983 382,200 0.11 5.55%
1982 382,200 0.11 5.55%
1981 382,200 0.11 5.55%
1980 382,200 0.11 5.55%
1979 382,200 0.11 5.55%
1978 382,200 0.11 5.55%
1977 382,200 0.12 5.55%
1976 382,200 0.12 5.55%
1975 382,200 0.12 5.55%
1974 382,200 0.12 5.55%
1973 382,200 0.12 5.55%
1972 382,200 0.13 5.55%
1971 382,200 0.13 5.55%
1970 382,200 0.13 5.55%
1969 382,200 0.13 5.55%
1968 382,200 0.13 5.55%
1967 382,200 0.13 5.55%
1966 382,200 0.13 5.55%
1965 382,200 0.13 5.55%
1964 382,200 0.13 5.55%
1963 382,200 0.13 5.55%
1962 382,200 0.13 5.55%
1961 382,200 0.14 5.55%