Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Ireland
Ireland: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 54.42 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Ireland stood at 54.42 percent. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Ireland peaked at 63.53 percent in 1974 and was at its lowest, 54.42 percent, in 2023.
Ireland ranks 15th of 208 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.89 percent | 56.66 percent | 62.38 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 63.11 percent | 61.82 percent | 63.53 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.35 percent | 61.83 percent | 63.53 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.9 percent | 56.81 percent | 60.09 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.54 percent | 54.89 percent | 60.11 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.67 percent | 57.72 percent | 59.91 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.68 percent | 54.42 percent | 59.04 percent | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Ireland?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Ireland was 54.42 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 63.53 percent in 1974.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.42 percent in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Ireland ranks 15th out of 208 regions with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).