Machinery per agricultural land in Ireland
Ireland: Machinery per agricultural land was 7.05 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
7.05
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
8th
of 175 countries
All-time high
8.36
in 2007
All-time low
0.9737
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019
Machinery per agricultural land in Ireland, 1961–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 7.05 for machinery per agricultural land in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, machinery per agricultural land in Ireland peaked at 8.36 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9737, in 1961.
That places Ireland 8th out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Machinery per agricultural land in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9737 | — |
| 1962 | 1.04 | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 1.12 | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 1.22 | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 1.35 | +11.0% |
| 1966 | 1.48 | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 1.54 | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 1.68 | +9.6% |
| 1969 | 1.83 | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 1.98 | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 2.12 | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 2.24 | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 2.4 | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 2.62 | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 2.84 | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 3.03 | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 3.2 | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 3.37 | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 3.55 | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 3.86 | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 3.99 | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 4.11 | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 4.27 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 4.29 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 4.4 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 4.53 | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 4.68 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 4.6 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 4.58 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 4.36 | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 4.83 | +10.7% |
| 1992 | 4.99 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 4.99 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 5.1 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 5.11 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 5.14 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 5.3 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 4.97 | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 4.84 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 4.68 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 4.45 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 4.57 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 4.64 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 4.67 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 4.82 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 4.85 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 8.36 | +72.3% |
| 2008 | 7.75 | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 7.84 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 7.95 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.67 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 7.39 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 7.38 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 7.35 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 7.34 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 7.14 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 7.01 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 6.96 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 7.05 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.36 | 0.9737 | 1.83 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.74 | 1.98 | 3.55 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.33 | 3.86 | 4.68 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.96 | 4.36 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.66 | 4.45 | 8.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.32 | 6.96 | 7.95 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 5 Poland 7.17 compare
- 6 China 7.16 compare
- 7 Switzerland 7.1 compare
- 9 North Macedonia 7.04 compare
- 10 Serbia 6.12 compare
- 11 Philippines 4.39 compare
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)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.06 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.06 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is machinery per agricultural land in Ireland?
- Machinery per agricultural land in Ireland was 7.05 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest machinery per agricultural land recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.36 in 2007.
- What is the lowest machinery per agricultural land recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9737 in 1961.
- How does Ireland rank for machinery per agricultural land?
- Ireland ranks 8th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is machinery per agricultural land rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Machinery per agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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