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.
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% |