NationMaster - Time Series > Agriculture > Arable land > hectares (per capita)

DEFINITION
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. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.

Agriculture Statistics > Arable land > hectares (per capita) > Ireland (historical data)

Date

Amount

Rank

2005

292.131

#24

2004

296.182

#23

2003

295.818

#49

2002

299.354

#49

2001

307.259

#47

2000

283.019

#55

1999

286.551

#56

1998

292.224

#56

1997

281.686

#58

1996

291.13

#56

1995

285.409

#60

1994

283.978

#61

1993

287.093

#61

1992

282.607

#62

1991

291.857

#61

1990

296.937

#59

1989

299.758

#62

1988

290.877

#69

1987

276.29

#75

1986

284.383

#74

1985

290.678

#72

1984

294.984

#72

1983

290.24

#75

1982

304.023

#73

1981

314.551

#70

1980

325.787

#67

1979

336.401

#67

1978

349.427

#68

1977

361.553

#66

1976

374.226

#63

1975

388.417

#62

1974

401.088

#60

1973

417.507

#54

1972

440.807

#52

1971

457.69

#48

1970

466.78

#48

1969

471.975

#50

1968

478.544

#50

1967

491.034

#50

1966

495.492

#50

1965

518.776

#44

1964

532.821

#43

1963

547.719

#44

1962

553.71

#45

1961

564.23

#45

DEFINITION: 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. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.