The main regional indicators for 2024 at NUTS3 level are presented below in Table 2.1.
The volume of sales was highest in the West (Galway, Mayo, and Roscommon) region, where 12,782 acres of agricultural land changed hands. This compares with 475 acres sold in the Dublin region and with 4,517 acres in the South-East (Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, and Wexford) region (See Figure 2.1).
Purchasers in the Mid-West region (Clare, Limerick, and Tipperary) spent €94.9 million on agricultural land, more than in any other region. At the other end of the spectrum, €14.5 million was spent in the Dublin region and €57.3 million in the Border (Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan, and Sligo) region (See Figure 2.2).
Purchasers in Dublin and the South-East (Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, and Wexford) regions paid the highest median price per acre of €24,125 and €14,991 respectively. The land was most affordable in the West (Galway, Mayo, and Roscommon) region, where the median price was €7,027 per acre (See Figure 2.3).
The mean price of an acre of agricultural land was the highest in Dublin and the South-East (Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, and Wexford) regions, where it reached €30,524 and €15,391 respectively. The mean price in the Border (Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan, and Sligo) region was €5,857 per acre, the lowest in the country (See Figure 2.4).
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