Main regional indicators for 2021 at NUTS3 level are presented in Table 2.1.
The volume of sales was the highest in the West region, where 12,217 acres of agricultural land have changed hands, while only 482 acres were sold in the Dublin region and 5,035 acres in the South-East. See Figure 2.1.
Purchasers in the Mid-East region (Louth, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow) spent €91.0 million on agricultural land, more than in any other region. At the other end of the spectrum, only €17.8 million was spent in the Dublin region and €52.1 million in the Border region (Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan and Sligo). See Figure 2.2.
Purchasers in Dublin and the South-East (Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford) regions paid the highest median price per acre of €38,863 and €11,118, respectively. The land was most affordable in the West (Galway, Mayo and Roscommon) region, where the median price was €5,327 per acre. See Figure 2.3.
The mean price of an acre of agricultural land was the highest in Dublin and the Mid-East regions, where it reached €36,954 and €14,120, respectively. The mean price in the West region was €4,825 per acre, the lowest in the country. See Figure 2.4.
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