Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ireland
Ireland: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.8097 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.8097 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 17.0%
World rank
56th
of 110 countries
All-time high
2.03 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.647 ha per square kilometre
in 1975
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ireland stood at 0.8097 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 17.0% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ireland peaked at 2.03 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.647 ha per square kilometre, in 1975.
That places Ireland 56th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ireland, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.03 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.84 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1963 | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 1964 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1965 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1966 | 0.7712 ha per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1967 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | +44.6% |
| 1968 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1969 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1970 | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1971 | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9869 ha per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8489 ha per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8277 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.647 ha per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 1976 | 0.7314 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7026 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.7173 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.709 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7693 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7156 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8289 ha per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1983 | 0.8564 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1985 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.826 ha per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8506 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8811 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1991 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1992 | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1997 | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9885 ha per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2000 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 1.49 ha per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2003 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 1.49 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.61 ha per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 2009 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 2010 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2012 | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8797 ha per square kilometre | -38.2% |
| 2014 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9479 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9856 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9732 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8416 ha per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9215 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6821 ha per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9048 ha per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9759 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8097 ha per square kilometre | -17.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.8097 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.2 ha per square kilometre, 37% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.8097 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.45 ha per square kilometre, 23% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | 0.7712 ha per square kilometre | 2.03 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8865 ha per square kilometre | 0.647 ha per square kilometre | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9088 ha per square kilometre | 0.7156 ha per square kilometre | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | 0.9885 ha per square kilometre | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | 1.61 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | 0.8416 ha per square kilometre | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8431 ha per square kilometre | 0.6821 ha per square kilometre | 0.9759 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 53 Kyrgyzstan 1.2 ha per square kilometre compare
- 54 Paraguay 1.13 ha per square kilometre compare
- 55 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.12 ha per square kilometre compare
- 57 Georgia 0.8016 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 Algeria 0.7558 ha per square kilometre compare
- 59 Finland 0.7539 ha per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Ireland?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ireland was 0.8097 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.03 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.647 ha per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Ireland rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Ireland ranks 56th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.