National and regional land sales prices
The annual SCSI/Teagasc Agricultural Land Market Review and Outlook 2026, published on April 28, provides a county-by-country breakdown of the prices of good and poor-quality land last year.
A valued reference point for farmers, landowners, advisors and policymakers, the survey found that Wexford has the most expensive land in the country, with an average price of €19,226 per acre across the three main size holding categories. This was just ahead of Kildare on €19,200. Leitrim has the lowest average poor quality land prices at €3,772 per acre across the three holding sizes.
At a provincial level, the survey shows, Leinster has the highest average land prices with good quality land fetching €16,603 per acre up 9%, while the average price for an acre of poor-quality land remained unchanged at €8,344.
In Munster, average prices remained stable with an acre of good quality land fetching €15,404 an acre while the average price for an acre of poor-quality land is €6,868.
While prices are lower on average in Connacht/Ulster, the region recorded the strongest annual growth rates. Good quality land averaged €10,372 per acre, representing a 17% increase while poor quality land averaged €5,677 per acre, a 20% increase. Roscommon, Donegal, and Monaghan were the counties which recorded the largest price increases.
Holdings less than 50 acres
The Agricultural Land Market Review and Outlook 2026 report also examined the cost of land on holdings less than 50 acres. Kildare had the most expensive land at €19,100 per acre, with Tipperary second on €18,779 and Meath in third place at €18,364, just ahead of Carlow on €18,300. In Wexford, the average price of good quality land on holdings of less than 50 acres is €18,260 per acre; while rounding off the top six places is Laois on €17,750.
Figure 1: Average price per acre in 2025 for non-residential land less than 50 acres
In Leinster, sales prices for good land in 2025 on holdings of less than 50 acres range from Kildare’s high of €19,100 – up from €18,680 the previous year – to €11,625 in Longford, while the prices for poor-quality land range from a high of €11,063 in Meath to €6,000 in both Offaly and Longford.
In Munster, sales prices for good quality land on holdings under 50 acres range from €18,779 in Tipperary to €11,333 in Clare. Prices for poor quality land ranged from an average of €8,750 in Cork to €6,250 in Limerick.
In Connacht/Ulster, sales prices for good land on holdings under 50 acres ranged from an average of €14,750 per acre in Monaghan to €8,167 in Leitrim. Prices for poor quality land ranged from an average of €7,125 in Cavan – up from €6,500 – to €3,675 per acre in Leitrim, the lowest price in the country for holdings under 50 acres.
For further insights, access the full Annual Agricultural Land Market Review and Outlook 2026 here.
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