Total agricultural land use per person in Ireland
Ireland: Total agricultural land use per person was 0.7937 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.7937
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
52nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
4.03
in 1100
All-time low
0.7937
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Total agricultural land use per person in Ireland, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.7937 for total agricultural land use per person in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total agricultural land use per person in Ireland peaked at 4.03 in 1100 and was at its lowest, 0.7937, in 2025.
Ireland ranks 52nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Total agricultural land use per person in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 3.37 | — |
| 1100 | 4.03 | +19.5% |
| 1200 | 3.32 | -17.6% |
| 1300 | 2.61 | -21.5% |
| 1400 | 2.85 | +9.4% |
| 1500 | 2.2 | -23.0% |
| 1600 | 1.84 | -16.1% |
| 1700 | 1.72 | -6.4% |
| 1710 | 1.62 | -6.1% |
| 1720 | 1.51 | -6.5% |
| 1730 | 1.41 | -7.0% |
| 1740 | 1.3 | -7.5% |
| 1750 | 1.19 | -8.2% |
| 1760 | 1.15 | -3.8% |
| 1770 | 1.1 | -4.1% |
| 1780 | 1.05 | -4.3% |
| 1790 | 1.01 | -4.6% |
| 1800 | 0.9549 | -5.0% |
| 1810 | 0.9852 | +3.2% |
| 1820 | 0.9424 | -4.3% |
| 1830 | 0.8541 | -9.4% |
| 1840 | 0.7998 | -6.4% |
| 1850 | 0.9712 | +21.4% |
| 1860 | 1.13 | +16.6% |
| 1870 | 1.16 | +2.3% |
| 1880 | 1.24 | +7.4% |
| 1890 | 1.29 | +3.7% |
| 1900 | 1.34 | +3.6% |
| 1910 | 1.38 | +3.4% |
| 1920 | 1.43 | +3.4% |
| 1930 | 1.48 | +3.3% |
| 1940 | 1.52 | +3.2% |
| 1950 | 1.57 | +3.1% |
| 1951 | 1.57 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 1.58 | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 1.58 | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 1.59 | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 1.59 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 1.6 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 1.6 | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 1.61 | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 1.61 | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 1.62 | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 1.62 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 1.63 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 1.63 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 1.64 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 1.65 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 1.66 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 1.66 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 1.66 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.65 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 1.63 | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 1.62 | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 1.59 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 1.57 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 1.55 | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 1.52 | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 1.5 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 1.48 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.46 | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 1.44 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 1.44 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.41 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 1.4 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 1.38 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 1.38 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.37 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.36 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 1.35 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.35 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.31 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.27 | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 1.24 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 1.23 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.22 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.21 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.2 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.18 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.17 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.17 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.15 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.14 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.13 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.1 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.08 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.04 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.02 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9899 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9722 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.03 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 1.01 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9873 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9758 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9626 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9426 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9322 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9168 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9155 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9135 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9114 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9056 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8958 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8532 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8472 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8284 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8109 | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 0.7937 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.37 | 3.37 | 3.37 | 1 |
| 1100s | 4.03 | 4.03 | 4.03 | 1 |
| 1200s | 3.32 | 3.32 | 3.32 | 1 |
| 1300s | 2.61 | 2.61 | 2.61 | 1 |
| 1400s | 2.85 | 2.85 | 2.85 | 1 |
| 1500s | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.84 | 1.84 | 1.84 | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.72 | 1.72 | 1.72 | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1.41 | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 1780s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1 |
| 1790s | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.9549 | 0.9549 | 0.9549 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.9852 | 0.9852 | 0.9852 | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.9424 | 0.9424 | 0.9424 | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.8541 | 0.8541 | 0.8541 | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.7998 | 0.7998 | 0.7998 | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.9712 | 0.9712 | 0.9712 | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1 |
| 1870s | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1 |
| 1880s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1890s | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.43 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.59 | 1.57 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.64 | 1.62 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.54 | 1.44 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.37 | 1.31 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 | 1.15 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 | 0.9722 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9363 | 0.9056 | 0.9873 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8382 | 0.7937 | 0.8958 | 6 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total agricultural land use per person in Ireland?
- Total agricultural land use per person in Ireland was 0.7937 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.03 in 1100.
- What is the lowest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7937 in 2025.
- How does Ireland rank for total agricultural land use per person?
- Ireland ranks 52nd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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