Ireland Arable Land 1961-2024

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 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 for 2018 was 451,000, a 2.17% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Hectares
United States 157,736,800
Argentina 42,208,760
Canada 38,259,000
Australia 31,265,000
France 17,956,560
Germany 11,658,000
Spain 11,550,053
Poland 11,078,760
Italy 7,192,812
United Kingdom 6,009,804
Hungary 4,139,704
Japan 4,086,000
Saudi Arabia 3,430,000
Sweden 2,535,170
Czech Republic 2,475,335
Denmark 2,357,000
Lithuania 2,279,000
Finland 2,243,000
Greece 2,131,930
Uruguay 2,030,605
Latvia 1,362,000
South Korea 1,343,000
Slovak Republic 1,326,000
Austria 1,319,765
Chile 1,313,900
Netherlands 1,003,000
Portugal 965,234
Belgium 865,640
Croatia 857,000
Norway 804,000
Estonia 700,000
New Zealand 616,000
Panama 565,000
Ireland 436,000
Switzerland 395,465
Israel 377,000
Slovenia 180,950
Iceland 121,000
Cyprus 95,157
Oman 82,610
Luxembourg 62,472
UAE 50,300
Puerto Rico 50,200
Trinidad and Tobago 25,000
Isle of Man 23,200
Qatar 21,000
Kuwait 8,000
Bahamas 8,000
Malta 7,800
Barbados 7,000
New Caledonia 5,970
St. Kitts and Nevis 5,000
Antigua and Barbuda 4,000
Brunei 4,000
Channel Islands 3,630
French Polynesia 2,500
Bahrain 2,100
Aruba 2,000
Hong Kong 2,000
San Marino 1,985
Liechtenstein 1,730
British Virgin Islands 1,000
Guam 1,000
Turks and Caicos Islands 1,000
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 900
Andorra 748
Singapore 560
Palau 300
Bermuda 300
Cayman Islands 200
Seychelles 150
Northern Mariana Islands 80
Faroe Islands 70
Ireland Arable Land - Historical Data
Year Hectares Per Capita Percent
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%