Ireland's Total Size & Land Area: rank & territory types

Ireland's land area is 26,599 sq mi, and the total size is 26,949 sq mi, with inland water included. Ireland rankes 118/197 by total surface area.

Occupies 0.05% of the land mass of all countries.
60.8% of its territory is agricultural land.
Ireland has 0.09% of the world's agricultural land area.
11.5% of its area is covered by forests.
Has 0.02% of the world's forests.

Ireland total size and land area

	Ireland	Rank
Total surface area	26,949 sq mi	118/197
Share all of all countries' surface area	0.01%	N/A
Land area	26,599 sq mi	119/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.05%	N/A
Population	5,395,790	120/197
Population density	207 ppl/mi²	111/197

Ireland's True Size on the Map

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Ireland's area by type

	Ireland	Rank
Forest area	3,066 sq mi	130/196
Forest area as share of land	11.5%	146/196
World's forests share	0.02%	N/A
Agricultural land	16,174 sq mi	93/194
Agricultural land share	60.8%	35/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.09%	N/A
Arable land	1,695 sq mi	128/191
Arable land share	6.37%	122/191
Permanent cropland	3.86 sq mi	183/192
Permanent cropland share	0.01%	187/192
Water area	350 sq mi	109/197
Water as share of total area	1.3%	112/197
Roads length	62,031 mi	53/176
Land borders length	304 mi	140/197
Coastline length	900 mi	63/197
Share of marine protected waters	2.4%	73/155

Ireland's size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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