Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0079 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.0079 sq. km per person for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Ireland peaked at 0.0165 sq. km per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0079 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Ireland ranks 54th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0161 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0163 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0162 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0163 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0164 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0165 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0165 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0165 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0164 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0162 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0161 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0159 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0157 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0155 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.015 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0147 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0145 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0144 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0142 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.014 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0139 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0139 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0138 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0137 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0136 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0136 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0133 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0129 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0126 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0124 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0123 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0122 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0122 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0116 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0111 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0109 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0083 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0163 sq. km per person | 0.0161 sq. km per person | 0.0165 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0154 sq. km per person | 0.0145 sq. km per person | 0.0162 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0138 sq. km per person | 0.0133 sq. km per person | 0.0144 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0122 sq. km per person | 0.0117 sq. km per person | 0.0129 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0106 sq. km per person | 0.0097 sq. km per person | 0.0116 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0095 sq. km per person | 0.0091 sq. km per person | 0.01 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0084 sq. km per person | 0.0079 sq. km per person | 0.009 sq. km per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Ireland
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3541 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Ireland?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Ireland was 0.0079 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0165 sq. km per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0079 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Ireland ranks 54th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. 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 land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.