Tomatoes — Area harvested in Ireland
Ireland: Tomatoes — Area harvested was 10 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tomatoes — Area harvested in Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 10 ha for tomatoes — area harvested in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomatoes — area harvested in Ireland peaked at 180 ha in 1977 and was at its lowest, 10 ha, in 2018.
Ireland ranks 160th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tomatoes — Area harvested in Ireland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 140 ha | — |
| 1962 | 140 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 130 ha | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 130 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 130 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 140 ha | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 140 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 150 ha | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 150 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 150 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 160 ha | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 160 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 180 ha | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 180 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 180 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 170 ha | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 155 ha | -8.8% |
| 1982 | 130 ha | -16.1% |
| 1983 | 129 ha | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 112 ha | -13.2% |
| 1985 | 92 ha | -17.9% |
| 1986 | 72 ha | -21.7% |
| 1987 | 100 ha | +38.9% |
| 1988 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 78 ha | -22.0% |
| 1994 | 65 ha | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 37 ha | -43.1% |
| 1996 | 29 ha | -21.6% |
| 1997 | 25 ha | -13.8% |
| 1998 | 26 ha | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 25 ha | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 29 ha | +16.0% |
| 2001 | 28 ha | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 28 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 28 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20 ha | -28.6% |
| 2005 | 20 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14 ha | -30.0% |
| 2009 | 13 ha | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 13 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12 ha | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 12 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 ha | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 10 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 ha | +0.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 10 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 336 ha, 3% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 10 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,742 ha, 0% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 138.89 ha | 130 ha | 150 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 165 ha | 150 ha | 180 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 116 ha | 72 ha | 170 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.5 ha | 25 ha | 100 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 22 ha | 13 ha | 29 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12 ha | 10 ha | 13 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 ha | 10 ha | 10 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 157 Maldives 14 ha compare
- 158 Brunei Darussalam 12 ha compare
- 158 Saint Lucia 12 ha compare
- 160 Cook Islands 10 ha compare
- 160 Saint Kitts and Nevis 10 ha compare
- 163 Iceland 4 ha 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)
- 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 tomatoes — area harvested in Ireland?
- Tomatoes — area harvested in Ireland was 10 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tomatoes — area harvested recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 180 ha in 1977.
- What is the lowest tomatoes — area harvested recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 ha in 2018.
- How does Ireland rank for tomatoes — area harvested?
- Ireland ranks 160th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tomatoes — area harvested rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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 Tomatoes — 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.