Land area in Ireland

Land area in Ireland was 68,890 km² in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 15th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, km²68,890
Change on 20230%
Rank15th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high68,8901961
Series low68,8901961

Land area in Ireland, 1961 to 2024

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60K65K70K75K80K19611971198119912001201120241961: 68,890 km²1962: 68,890 km²1963: 68,890 km²1964: 68,890 km²1965: 68,890 km²1966: 68,890 km²1967: 68,890 km²1968: 68,890 km²1969: 68,890 km²1970: 68,890 km²1971: 68,890 km²1972: 68,890 km²1973: 68,890 km²1974: 68,890 km²1975: 68,890 km²1976: 68,890 km²1977: 68,890 km²1978: 68,890 km²1979: 68,890 km²1980: 68,890 km²1981: 68,890 km²1982: 68,890 km²1983: 68,890 km²1984: 68,890 km²1985: 68,890 km²1986: 68,890 km²1987: 68,890 km²1988: 68,890 km²1989: 68,890 km²1990: 68,890 km²1991: 68,890 km²1992: 68,890 km²1993: 68,890 km²1994: 68,890 km²1995: 68,890 km²1996: 68,890 km²1997: 68,890 km²1998: 68,890 km²1999: 68,890 km²2000: 68,890 km²2001: 68,890 km²2002: 68,890 km²2003: 68,890 km²2004: 68,890 km²2005: 68,890 km²2006: 68,890 km²2007: 68,890 km²2008: 68,890 km²2009: 68,890 km²2010: 68,890 km²2011: 68,890 km²2012: 68,890 km²2013: 68,890 km²2014: 68,890 km²2015: 68,890 km²2016: 68,890 km²2017: 68,890 km²2018: 68,890 km²2019: 68,890 km²2020: 68,890 km²2021: 68,890 km²2022: 68,890 km²2023: 68,890 km²2024: 68,890 km²
km². Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 64 values
Periodkm²
202468,890
202368,890
202268,890
202168,890
202068,890
201968,890
201868,890
201768,890
201668,890
201568,890
201468,890
201368,890
201268,890
201168,890
201068,890
200968,890
200868,890
200768,890
200668,890
200568,890
200468,890
200368,890
200268,890
200168,890
200068,890
199968,890
199868,890
199768,890
199668,890
199568,890
199468,890
199368,890
199268,890
199168,890
199068,890
198968,890
198868,890
198768,890
198668,890
198568,890
198468,890
198368,890
198268,890
198168,890
198068,890
197968,890
197868,890
197768,890
197668,890
197568,890
197468,890
197368,890
197268,890
197168,890
197068,890
196968,890
196868,890
196768,890
196668,890
196568,890
196468,890
196368,890
196268,890
196168,890

Rankings

Definition

Total area of a country excluding inland water bodies, national claims to the continental shelf and exclusive economic zones, in km². World Bank series from FAO data.

Excludes lakes and major rivers, so it is smaller than the total area often quoted for countries such as Canada.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Land area, km² (AG.LND.TOTL.K2). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.TOTL.K2. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the land area in Ireland?

Land area in Ireland was 68,890 km² in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 15th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Land area, km² (AG.LND.TOTL.K2). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest land area in Ireland?

68,890 km² in 1961, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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