Revealed: How much agricultural land was sold in the West
Arable land commanded a median price per acre of €16,942 in 2025, 4.0% below the value of €17,650 achieved in 2024.
The West of Ireland had the highest volume of agricultural land sold, figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show.
In 2025, 12,888 acres was sold in the West region, covering Mayo, Galway, and Roscommon.
In 2025, 56,613 acres of agricultural land were sold nationally, a decrease of 8.7 per cent on the 62,035 acres sold in 2024.
The value of land sold in the West was the second-highest in the country, with €84.7 million spent on 779 transactions.
The median price per acre in the West was €7,374, the most affordable in the country.
This was also the case for the mean price per acre in the West, with €6,574 the lowest in the country.
Nationally, the median price per acre in 2025 was €10,143, 4.1 per cent higher than in 2024 when it was €9,742.
Arable land commanded a median price per acre of €16,942 in 2025, four per cent below the value of €17,650 achieved in 2024.
