Potatoes — Area harvested in Ireland
Ireland: Potatoes — Area harvested was 9,300 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested in Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested in Ireland stood at 9,300 ha.
The figure is up 13.3% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested in Ireland peaked at 86,237 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 8,210 ha, in 2023.
Ireland ranks 93rd of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested in Ireland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 86,237 ha | — |
| 1962 | 84,659 ha | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 82,919 ha | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 73,773 ha | -11.0% |
| 1965 | 70,546 ha | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 67,784 ha | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 64,600 ha | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 59,286 ha | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 55,158 ha | -7.0% |
| 1970 | 56,817 ha | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 51,637 ha | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 44,111 ha | -14.6% |
| 1973 | 47,713 ha | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 39,943 ha | -16.3% |
| 1975 | 40,580 ha | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 47,349 ha | +16.7% |
| 1977 | 53,419 ha | +12.8% |
| 1978 | 41,197 ha | -22.9% |
| 1979 | 40,550 ha | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 41,600 ha | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 36,000 ha | -13.5% |
| 1982 | 37,400 ha | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 33,500 ha | -10.4% |
| 1984 | 35,700 ha | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 33,000 ha | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 30,500 ha | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 30,300 ha | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 27,200 ha | -10.2% |
| 1989 | 24,700 ha | -9.2% |
| 1990 | 24,300 ha | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 20,500 ha | -15.6% |
| 1992 | 22,100 ha | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 21,600 ha | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 21,400 ha | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 22,400 ha | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 24,300 ha | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 18,200 ha | -25.1% |
| 1998 | 18,500 ha | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 17,500 ha | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 13,500 ha | -22.9% |
| 2001 | 14,300 ha | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 15,400 ha | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 14,200 ha | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 13,300 ha | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 11,800 ha | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 11,500 ha | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 11,700 ha | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 11,200 ha | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 12,200 ha | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 12,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10,400 ha | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 9,000 ha | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 10,700 ha | +18.9% |
| 2014 | 9,500 ha | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 8,500 ha | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 9,000 ha | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 9,179 ha | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 8,230 ha | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 8,670 ha | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 8,890 ha | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 8,930 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 8,490 ha | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 8,210 ha | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 9,300 ha | +13.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 9,300 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 9,829 ha, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 9,300 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17,594 ha, 53% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71,662 ha | 55,158 ha | 86,237 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 46,332 ha | 39,943 ha | 56,817 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,990 ha | 24,700 ha | 41,600 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,080 ha | 17,500 ha | 24,300 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,910 ha | 11,200 ha | 15,400 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,538 ha | 8,230 ha | 12,200 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,764 ha | 8,210 ha | 9,300 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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 potatoes — area harvested in Ireland?
- Potatoes — area harvested in Ireland was 9,300 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 86,237 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,210 ha in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for potatoes — area harvested?
- Ireland ranks 93rd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.