Strawberries — Area harvested in Ireland
Ireland: Strawberries — Area harvested was 180 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Strawberries — Area harvested in Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, strawberries — area harvested in Ireland stood at 180 ha.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, strawberries — area harvested in Ireland peaked at 700 ha in 1977 and was at its lowest, 160 ha, in 2000.
Ireland ranks 68th of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Strawberries — Area harvested in Ireland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 500 ha | — |
| 1962 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 700 ha | +40.0% |
| 1978 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 600 ha | -14.3% |
| 1982 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 401 ha | -33.2% |
| 1984 | 415 ha | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 427 ha | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 442 ha | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 500 ha | +13.1% |
| 1988 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 600 ha | +20.0% |
| 1990 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 500 ha | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 392 ha | -21.6% |
| 1994 | 436 ha | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 453 ha | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 490 ha | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 390 ha | -20.4% |
| 1998 | 330 ha | -15.4% |
| 1999 | 412 ha | +24.8% |
| 2000 | 160 ha | -61.2% |
| 2001 | 177 ha | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 165 ha | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 181 ha | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 185 ha | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 184 ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 186 ha | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 185 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 224 ha | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 224 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 224 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 224 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 230 ha | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 225 ha | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 185 ha | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 189 ha | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 189 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 189 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 190 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 180 ha | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 180 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 180 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 190 ha | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 190 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 180 ha | -5.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 180 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 740 ha, 24% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 180 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 838 ha, 21% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Strawberries — Area harvested in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -61.2% | 412 ha | 160 ha |
| 1977 | +40.0% | 500 ha | 700 ha |
| 1983 | -33.2% | 600 ha | 401 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 500 ha | 500 ha | 500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 560 ha | 500 ha | 700 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 518.5 ha | 401 ha | 700 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 460.3 ha | 330 ha | 600 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 187.1 ha | 160 ha | 224 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 202.5 ha | 180 ha | 230 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 184 ha | 180 ha | 190 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 strawberries — area harvested in Ireland?
- Strawberries — area harvested in Ireland was 180 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest strawberries — area harvested recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 700 ha in 1977.
- What is the lowest strawberries — area harvested recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 160 ha in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for strawberries — area harvested?
- Ireland ranks 68th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is strawberries — area harvested rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Strawberries — 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.