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Agricultural land in Ireland

Agricultural land in Ireland was 65.2% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 4.3 pts from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

202465.2% Estimated
Change on 2023+4.3 pts
Rank1st of 27EU countries ranked
Series high71.61980
Series low60.82023

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Agricultural land in Ireland, 1961 to 2024

6062.56567.57072.519611971198119912001201120241961: 66.2 %1962: 67 %1963: 67 %1964: 67.6 %1965: 68.3 %1966: 69 %1967: 69.4 %1968: 69.7 %1969: 69.9 %1970: 69.6 %1971: 70 %1972: 70.1 %1973: 70.3 %1974: 70.4 %1975: 70.2 %1976: 70.4 %1977: 70.9 %1978: 70.9 %1979: 71.1 %1980: 71.6 %1981: 71.3 %1982: 71.1 %1983: 70.8 %1984: 71 %1985: 70.9 %1986: 70.3 %1987: 69.9 %1988: 69.7 %1989: 67.9 %1990: 65.9 %1991: 64.5 %1992: 64.1 %1993: 64 %1994: 63.8 %1995: 63.7 %1996: 63 %1997: 63.2 %1998: 63.4 %1999: 63.6 %2000: 63.8 %2001: 64 %2002: 63.5 %2003: 63.4 %2004: 62.5 %2005: 62.5 %2006: 61.8 %2007: 62.1 %2008: 67.2 %2009: 66.7 %2010: 66.3 %2011: 66.1 %2012: 65.8 %2013: 65 %2014: 64.8 %2015: 64.3 %2016: 64.8 %2017: 65.2 %2018: 65.6 %2019: 65.7 %2020: 65.5 %2021: 63 %2022: 63.1 %2023: 60.8 %2024: 65.2 %6065707519611983200520241961: 66.2 %1962: 67 %1963: 67 %1964: 67.6 %1965: 68.3 %1966: 69 %1967: 69.4 %1968: 69.7 %1969: 69.9 %1970: 69.6 %1971: 70 %1972: 70.1 %1973: 70.3 %1974: 70.4 %1975: 70.2 %1976: 70.4 %1977: 70.9 %1978: 70.9 %1979: 71.1 %1980: 71.6 %1981: 71.3 %1982: 71.1 %1983: 70.8 %1984: 71 %1985: 70.9 %1986: 70.3 %1987: 69.9 %1988: 69.7 %1989: 67.9 %1990: 65.9 %1991: 64.5 %1992: 64.1 %1993: 64 %1994: 63.8 %1995: 63.7 %1996: 63 %1997: 63.2 %1998: 63.4 %1999: 63.6 %2000: 63.8 %2001: 64 %2002: 63.5 %2003: 63.4 %2004: 62.5 %2005: 62.5 %2006: 61.8 %2007: 62.1 %2008: 67.2 %2009: 66.7 %2010: 66.3 %2011: 66.1 %2012: 65.8 %2013: 65 %2014: 64.8 %2015: 64.3 %2016: 64.8 %2017: 65.2 %2018: 65.6 %2019: 65.7 %2020: 65.5 %2021: 63 %2022: 63.1 %2023: 60.8 %2024: 65.2 %
%. Source: FAOSTAT, Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-02.
All 64 values
Period%
202465.2 Estimated
202360.8 Estimated
202263.1 Estimated
202163 Estimated
202065.5 Estimated
201965.7 Estimated
201865.6 Estimated
201765.2 Estimated
201664.8 Estimated
201564.3 Estimated
201464.8 Estimated
201365 Estimated
201265.8 Estimated
201166.1 Estimated
201066.3 Estimated
200966.7 Estimated
200867.2 Estimated
200762.1 Estimated
200661.8 Estimated
200562.5 Estimated
200462.5 Estimated
200363.4 Estimated
200263.5 Estimated
200164 Estimated
200063.8 Estimated
199963.6 Estimated
199863.4 Estimated
199763.2 Estimated
199663 Estimated
199563.7 Estimated
199463.8 Estimated
199364 Estimated
199264.1 Estimated
199164.5 Estimated
199065.9 Estimated
198967.9 Estimated
198869.7 Estimated
198769.9 Estimated
198670.3 Estimated
198570.9 Estimated
198471 Estimated
198370.8 Estimated
198271.1 Estimated
198171.3 Estimated
198071.6 Estimated
197971.1 Estimated
197870.9 Estimated
197770.9 Estimated
197670.4 Estimated
197570.2 Estimated
197470.4 Estimated
197370.3 Estimated
197270.1 Estimated
197170 Estimated
197069.6 Estimated
196969.9 Estimated
196869.7 Estimated
196769.4 Estimated
196669 Estimated
196568.3 Estimated
196467.6 Estimated
196367 Estimated
196267 Estimated
196166.2 Estimated

Ireland compared with nearby places

Austria: 31.1 %Belgium: 44.4 %Bulgaria: 46.2 %Cyprus: 13.6 %Czechia: 45.8 %Germany: 47.4 %Denmark: 65.1 %Estonia: 23 %Spain: 49.3 %Finland: 7.4 %France: 52.8 %Greece: 38.9 %Croatia: 26.2 %Hungary: 55.5 %Ireland: 65.2 %Italy: 43.6 %Lithuania: 45.7 %Luxembourg: 51.7 %Latvia: 31.7 %Malta: 25.5 %Netherlands: 53.4 %Poland: 46.2 %Portugal: 41.3 %Romania: 55.2 %Sweden: 7.3 %Slovenia: 30.4 %Slovakia: 37.8 %
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  • 40 to 46
  • 46 to 53
  • 53 and over
Agricultural land, 2024, %. Ireland is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Agricultural land as a share of land area: cropland (arable land and permanent crops) plus permanent meadows and pastures. Land area excludes inland waters. FAOSTAT land use domain, element "Share in Land area".

Many countries report land use rarely, so FAO often carries the last figure forward and recent years can repeat earlier ones. This is the FAO series the World Bank republishes as AG.LND.AGRI.ZS. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

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FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2026). Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209) (Agricultural land, Ireland, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, Ireland, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2 Oct. 2026, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/ireland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2026. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Agricultural land, Ireland, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/ireland.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, Ireland, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/ireland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/ireland. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, \% (item 6610, element 7209). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs\_LandUse\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
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What is the agricultural land in Ireland?

Agricultural land in Ireland was 65.2% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 4.3 pts from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest agricultural land in Ireland?

71.6% in 1980, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

Agricultural land elsewhere in European Union (27)

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