Farmland prices and rents in Ireland
Arable land in Ireland cost an average of EUR 50,375 per hectare in 2024, and permanent grassland EUR 22,698. Renting a hectare of farmland cost EUR 426 for a year in 2024. The price of arable land rose by 79% in five years.
- Arable land, 2024
- EUR 50,375p per ha
- Permanent grassland, 2024
- EUR 22,698p per ha
- Rent for a year, 2024
- EUR 426 per ha
- Arable land, 5-year change
- +79%
Price of farmland in Ireland, EUR per hectare
Rent for one year, EUR per hectare
Prices and rents by region
Latest year reported for each region, euro per hectare; rents are for one year.
| Region | Arable land | Permanent grassland | Rent | Arable land, 5-year change | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern and Midland | 51,408p | 28,936p | 478 | +80% | 2024 |
| Southern | 49,810p | 27,202p | 520 | +80% | 2024 |
| Northern and Western | 25,919 | 14,851p | 250 | +16% | 2023 / 2024 |
Year by year, EUR per hectare
| Year | Arable land | Permanent grassland | Rent, all farmland | Rent, arable land | Rent, grassland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 50,375p | 22,698p | 426 | 540 | 407 |
| 2023 | 35,162 | 21,305 | 417 | 560 | 390 |
| 2022 | 38,050 | 19,357 | 379 | 510 | 354 |
| 2021 | 37,584 | 18,084 | 353 | 466 | 337 |
| 2020 | 25,724 | 15,703 | 322 | 448 | 313 |
| 2019 | 28,068 | 15,558 | 307 | 420 | 297 |
| 2018 | 27,457 | 13,823 | 300 | 378 | 292 |
| 2017 | 19,903 | 14,661 | 291 | 422 | 280 |
| 2016 | 18,141 | 14,103 | 285 | 397 | 266 |
| 2015 | 23,594 | 13,992 | 269 | 366 | 260 |
| 2014 | 23,449 | 15,221 | 255 | 362 | 244 |
| 2013 | 26,366 | 15,697 | 258 | 360 | 250 |
Letters after a figure come from Eurostat: e = estimated, p = provisional, d = definition differs, b = break in series. Husfarm leaves out zero values and figures that differ from the rest of a series by a factor of four or more, which points to a different unit or definition. Charts and five-year changes start after the latest break in a series.
Questions and answers
How much does a hectare of farmland cost in Ireland?
Eurostat puts the average price of arable land in Ireland at EUR 50,375 per hectare in 2024, and of permanent grassland at EUR 22,698 (2024). Prices differ between regions; the regional table lists them.
How much is farmland rent in Ireland?
Renting a hectare cost on average EUR 426 for a year in 2024: arable land EUR 540 (2024) and permanent grassland EUR 407 (2024).
Are farmland prices rising in Ireland?
The average price of arable land rose by 79% between 2019 and 2024, from EUR 28,068 to EUR 50,375 per hectare.
Other countries
Sources
- Eurostat: Agricultural land prices by region (apri_lprc) and Agricultural land renting prices for one year by region (apri_lrnt), last updated 10 July 2026. Prices · Rents. Licence: CC BY 4.0; charts and changes calculated by Husfarm.
- Other publishers of farmland prices and rents, country by country: farmland price sources in the Husfarm directory.