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Ireland: Arable land (hectares)

433,000hectares · 2024-6.9% since 2014

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Annual figures for Ireland from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (hectares)Note
2024433,000
2023439,000
2022446,000
2021436,000
2020444,000
2019443,000
2018451,000
2017461,000
2016461,000
2015453,000
2014465,180
2013474,040
2012482,610
2011459,140
2010438,840
2009462,590
2008485,650
2007465,450
2006467,080
2005488,690
2004521,650
2003531,230
2002519,230
2001510,230
2000488,100
1999467,000
1998445,900
1997424,800
1996403,700
1995396,600
1994400,300
1993403,900
1992392,900
1991391,700
1990394,600
1989414,400
1988421,100
1987438,000
1986465,900
1985504,600
1984514,400
1983497,500
1982517,200
1981531,100
1980553,500
1979518,200
1978507,300
1977502,800
1976474,000
1975457,500
1974470,500
1973482,200
1972509,700
1971535,500
1970532,200
1969515,300
1968529,500
1967528,100
1966513,100
1965567,300
1964585,600
1963615,100
1962646,800
1961651,600

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (hectares). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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