The main regional indicators for 2025 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 12,888 acres of agricultural land changed hands. This compares with 441 acres sold in the Dublin region and with 5,155 acres in the Mid-East (Kildare, Louth, Meath, and Wicklow) region (See Figure 2.1).
Purchasers in the South-West region (Cork, and Kerry) spent €86.7 million on agricultural land, more than in any other region. At the other end of the spectrum, €10.4 million was spent in the Dublin region and €65.0 million in the Border (Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan, and Sligo) region (See Figure 2.2).
Purchasers in Dublin and the Mid-East (Kildare, Louth, Meath, and Wicklow) regions paid the highest median price per acre of €24,695 and €15,828 respectively. The land was most affordable in the West (Galway, Mayo, and Roscommon) regions, where the median price was €7,374 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 €23,536 and €14,785 respectively. The mean price in the West (Galway, Mayo, and Roscommon) region was €6,574 per acre, the lowest in the country (See Figure 2.4).
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