Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0088 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested, per capita in Ireland is 0.0088 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 15.8% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Ireland peaked at 0.0494 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0088 ha per person, in 2024.
Ireland ranks 60th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0494 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0448 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 1963 | 0.033 ha per person | -26.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0303 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0256 ha per person | -15.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0184 ha per person | -28.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0265 ha per person | +43.9% |
| 1968 | 0.031 ha per person | +17.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0282 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 1970 | 0.032 ha per person | +13.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0304 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0224 ha per person | -26.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0189 ha per person | -15.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0182 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.014 ha per person | -23.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0156 ha per person | +11.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0147 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0148 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0145 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0155 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0143 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0164 ha per person | +14.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0168 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0219 ha per person | +30.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0221 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0215 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0161 ha per person | -25.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0166 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0173 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0199 ha per person | +15.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0242 ha per person | +21.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0255 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0221 ha per person | -13.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0206 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0196 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0236 ha per person | +20.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0256 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0226 ha per person | -11.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0181 ha per person | -19.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0205 ha per person | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 0.022 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0261 ha per person | +18.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0239 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0252 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0229 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0205 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0192 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0247 ha per person | +28.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0186 ha per person | -24.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0171 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0206 ha per person | +20.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0213 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0131 ha per person | -38.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0154 ha per person | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0139 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0143 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0139 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0118 ha per person | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0128 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0093 ha per person | -26.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0122 ha per person | +30.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0129 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0105 ha per person | -18.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0088 ha per person | -15.8% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.0088 ha per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0299 ha per person, 30% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.0088 ha per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0366 ha per person, 24% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0319 ha per person | 0.0184 ha per person | 0.0494 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0196 ha per person | 0.014 ha per person | 0.032 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0178 ha per person | 0.0143 ha per person | 0.0221 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0222 ha per person | 0.0181 ha per person | 0.0256 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0224 ha per person | 0.0186 ha per person | 0.0261 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0154 ha per person | 0.0118 ha per person | 0.0213 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0108 ha per person | 0.0088 ha per person | 0.0129 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 57 Chile 0.01 ha per person compare
- 58 Switzerland 0.0094 ha per person compare
- 59 Cyprus 0.0092 ha per person compare
- 61 New Zealand 0.0088 ha per person compare
- 62 South Africa 0.0079 ha per person compare
- 63 Eritrea 0.0071 ha per person 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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Ireland?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Ireland was 0.0088 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0494 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0088 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 60th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.