There were 4,620,096 ha of Utilised Agricultural Area (UAA) excluding commonage in 2023. This is an increase of over 110,000 ha (+2.5%) since 2020 which is driven by a decrease (-16.7%) in land classified as commonage. There were almost 270,000 ha under cereals in 2023, down from just over 300,000 ha (-12.5%) in 2013. 82.2% of UAA in 2023 was under silage, hay or pasture grassland.
X-axis label | Other Crops and Horticulture | Total Cereals | Total Grassland |
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2013 | 83488 | 307841 | 4145105 |
2016 | 71050 | 280370 | 4104375 |
2020 | 92208 | 265592 | 4151457 |
2023 | 95687 | 269359 | 4255050 |
In 2023, the South-West and West regions had the most UAA with 868,776 and 866,017 ha respectively. The Dublin and Mid-East regions combined reported only 508,590 ha UAA while the Midland region had 410,279 ha.
The West region reported the most Grassland (including rough grazing) in 2023 with approximately 860,000 ha, accounting for 20.2% in the state. The South-West region reported the next largest area under Grassland with almost 820,000 ha. Dublin reported just over 14,000 ha of Grassland in 2023.
The South-East and Mid-East were the largest producers of cereals with nearly 80,000 ha each. Combined they represent 58.3% of the area under cereals in 2023. The West region reported less than 5,000 ha of area under cereals, less than 2% of the total area under cereals in the state.
There were almost 270,000 ha under cereals in 2023. Over 185,000 ha were under Barley, accounting for 69.2% of the total area under cereals. There were 10,290 farms growing cereals in 2023, down from 12,515 (-17.8%) in 2013.
X-axis label | Wheat | Oats | Barley | Number of Farms |
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2013 | 60601 | 26658 | 219467 | 12515 |
2016 | 67841 | 23232 | 189294 | 10564 |
2020 | 46970 | 25408 | 193186 | 9401 |
2023 | 55782 | 27230 | 186340 | 10290 |
The South-East region had the highest number of cereal farms with 3,136, reporting 78,848 ha of cereals. The Dublin and Mid-East regions combined reported 88,258 ha under cereals on 2,183 farms. The West region had the least area under cereals with 4,825 ha on 480 farms.
X-axis label | Wheat | Barley | Oats |
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Border | 798 | 4008 | 781 |
West | 171 | 3494 | 1161 |
Mid-West | 3278 | 16103 | 3118 |
South-East | 10089 | 60537 | 8220 |
South-West | 4348 | 32226 | 3519 |
Mid-East & Dublin | 32754 | 47693 | 7808 |
Midlands | 4344 | 22279 | 2623 |
The West region reported the most grassland in 2023. The total area under Grass Silage, Hay, Pasture and Rough Grazing was just over 860,000 ha where Pasture accounted for 54.5%. The next largest area under Grass Silage, Hay, Pasture and Rough Grazing was in the South-West region at nearly 815,000 ha.
X-axis label | Grass silage | Hay | Pasture | Rough Grazing |
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Border | 187544 | 14353 | 384729 | 139594 |
West | 237692 | 21928 | 468989 | 131440 |
Mid-West | 237049 | 22978 | 385376 | 31584 |
South-East | 152988 | 16264 | 241925 | 11357 |
South-West | 248085 | 16420 | 437710 | 113838 |
Mid-East & Dublin | 118545 | 21004 | 225636 | 15568 |
Midlands | 133447 | 12093 | 214729 | 12189 |
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