Grassland organic soils — Area, per capita in Ireland

Ireland: Grassland organic soils — Area, per capita was 0.093 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.093 ha per person
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
4th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.1495 ha per person
in 1990
All-time low
0.093 ha per person
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Area, per capita in Ireland, 1990–2024

00.050.10.151990200720241990: 0.149 ha per person1991: 0.149 ha per person1992: 0.148 ha per person1993: 0.147 ha per person1994: 0.146 ha per person1995: 0.145 ha per person1996: 0.144 ha per person1997: 0.141 ha per person1998: 0.14 ha per person1999: 0.138 ha per person2000: 0.136 ha per person2001: 0.133 ha per person2002: 0.131 ha per person2003: 0.129 ha per person2004: 0.126 ha per person2005: 0.123 ha per person2006: 0.12 ha per person2007: 0.116 ha per person2008: 0.114 ha per person2009: 0.112 ha per person2010: 0.111 ha per person2011: 0.111 ha per person2012: 0.11 ha per person2013: 0.11 ha per person2014: 0.109 ha per person2015: 0.108 ha per person2016: 0.106 ha per person2017: 0.105 ha per person2018: 0.103 ha per person2019: 0.101 ha per person2020: 0.1 ha per person2021: 0.098 ha per person2022: 0.096 ha per person2023: 0.095 ha per person2024: 0.093 ha per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.

Analysis

In 2024, grassland organic soils — area, per capita in Ireland stood at 0.093 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area, per capita in Ireland peaked at 0.1495 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.093 ha per person, in 2024.

That places Ireland 4th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Grassland organic soils — Area, per capita in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Area, per capita in Ireland, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha per person Change
1990 0.1495 ha per person —
1991 0.1486 ha per person -0.6%
1992 0.1476 ha per person -0.7%
1993 0.1469 ha per person -0.5%
1994 0.1463 ha per person -0.4%
1995 0.1451 ha per person -0.8%
1996 0.1436 ha per person -1.1%
1997 0.1414 ha per person -1.5%
1998 0.1399 ha per person -1.1%
1999 0.138 ha per person -1.4%
2000 0.1357 ha per person -1.6%
2001 0.1335 ha per person -1.7%
2002 0.131 ha per person -1.8%
2003 0.1286 ha per person -1.8%
2004 0.126 ha per person -2.1%
2005 0.1231 ha per person -2.2%
2006 0.1198 ha per person -2.7%
2007 0.1162 ha per person -3.0%
2008 0.1136 ha per person -2.2%
2009 0.1121 ha per person -1.3%
2010 0.1114 ha per person -0.7%
2011 0.1109 ha per person -0.5%
2012 0.1104 ha per person -0.5%
2013 0.1098 ha per person -0.5%
2014 0.1087 ha per person -1.0%
2015 0.1077 ha per person -0.9%
2016 0.1062 ha per person -1.4%
2017 0.1048 ha per person -1.4%
2018 0.1031 ha per person -1.6%
2019 0.1012 ha per person -1.8%
2020 0.0999 ha per person -1.3%
2021 0.0984 ha per person -1.5%
2022 0.0963 ha per person -2.1%
2023 0.0945 ha per person -1.9%
2024 0.093 ha per person -1.6%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 0.093 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 2370.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 0.093 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 395.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1447 ha per person 0.138 ha per person 0.1495 ha per person 10
2000s 0.124 ha per person 0.1121 ha per person 0.1357 ha per person 10
2010s 0.1074 ha per person 0.1012 ha per person 0.1114 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0964 ha per person 0.093 ha per person 0.0999 ha per person 5

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 1 Mongolia 0.2615 ha per person compare
  2. 2 Faroe Islands 0.2322 ha per person compare
  3. 3 Iceland 0.0975 ha per person compare
  4. 5 Norway 0.0314 ha per person compare
  5. 6 Latvia 0.0271 ha per person compare
  6. 7 Estonia 0.0245 ha per person compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — area, per capita in Ireland?
Grassland organic soils — area, per capita in Ireland was 0.093 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest grassland organic soils — area, per capita recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.1495 ha per person in 1990.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area, per capita recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.093 ha per person in 2024.
How does Ireland rank for grassland organic soils — area, per capita?
Ireland ranks 4th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — area, per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland organic soils — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Grassland organic soils — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Grassland organic soils — Area ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,539 data points, 1990–2024
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Grassland organic soils — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.