Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.7634 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Ireland, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.7634 hectares per person for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Ireland peaked at 1.65 hectares per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.7634 hectares per person, in 2025.
Ireland ranks 51st of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.61 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.61 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 1.63 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 1.62 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 1.63 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 1.64 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 1.65 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 1.65 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.65 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.64 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 1.62 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 1.61 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 1.59 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 1.57 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 1.55 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 1.52 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 1.5 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 1.49 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.47 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 1.45 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.45 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.42 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 1.4 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 1.39 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 1.39 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.38 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.37 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.36 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.36 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.33 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 1.29 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 1.26 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.24 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.23 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.22 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.22 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.19 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.19 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.18 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.17 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.16 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.14 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.11 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.09 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.06 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.03 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9968 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9721 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.03 hectares per person | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 1.01 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9945 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9855 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9682 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9588 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9422 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9366 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9299 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.922 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9091 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8953 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8488 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8341 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8079 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7856 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 0.7634 hectares per person | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.63 hectares per person | 1.61 hectares per person | 1.65 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.54 hectares per person | 1.45 hectares per person | 1.62 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.38 hectares per person | 1.33 hectares per person | 1.45 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 hectares per person | 1.17 hectares per person | 1.29 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 hectares per person | 0.9721 hectares per person | 1.16 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9549 hectares per person | 0.9091 hectares per person | 1 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8225 hectares per person | 0.7634 hectares per person | 0.8953 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Ireland
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- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0796 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,391 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.9559 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Ireland?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Ireland was 0.7634 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 hectares per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7634 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Ireland rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 51st out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.