Agricultural land use, per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.7887 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land use, per capita in Ireland stood at 0.7887 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Ireland peaked at 1.65 hectares per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.7887 hectares per person, in 2023.
Ireland ranks 54th of 209 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 use, per capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.61 hectares per person | — |
| 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 | 0.8486 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8341 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7887 hectares per person | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.63 hectares per person | 1.61 hectares per person | 1.65 hectares per person | 9 |
| 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 | 0.8417 hectares per person | 0.7887 hectares per person | 0.8953 hectares per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Ireland?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Ireland was 0.7887 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 hectares per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7887 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 54th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, 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 use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use 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 use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.