Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre in Ireland
Ireland: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre was 1.01 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre in Ireland is 1.01 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre in Ireland peaked at 1.39 t per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.5371 t per square kilometre, in 1976.
Ireland ranks 7th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre in Ireland, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5402 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6825 t per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 1963 | 0.6952 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6788 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.6496 t per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.7042 t per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1967 | 0.6593 t per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1968 | 0.6404 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.6339 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5762 t per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.6863 t per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6535 t per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6295 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6532 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6677 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5371 t per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5371 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5952 t per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5661 t per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6097 t per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6387 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5879 t per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5777 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.594 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7011 t per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6705 t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6899 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7214 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9145 t per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1990 | 1.25 t per square kilometre | +36.5% |
| 1991 | 1.25 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.29 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.39 t per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 1.32 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 1.27 t per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 1.28 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.1 t per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1998 | 1.26 t per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 1.31 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 1.2 t per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 1.13 t per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9653 t per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9189 t per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.04 t per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 1.06 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.02 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9551 t per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8535 t per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7998 t per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6924 t per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7011 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7781 t per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8361 t per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8376 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8477 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8855 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.974 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.993 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9586 t per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9614 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9207 t per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9903 t per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 1.01 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6538 t per square kilometre | 0.5402 t per square kilometre | 0.7042 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6102 t per square kilometre | 0.5371 t per square kilometre | 0.6863 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6705 t per square kilometre | 0.5777 t per square kilometre | 0.9145 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 t per square kilometre | 1.1 t per square kilometre | 1.39 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9956 t per square kilometre | 0.7998 t per square kilometre | 1.2 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8504 t per square kilometre | 0.6924 t per square kilometre | 0.993 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9711 t per square kilometre | 0.9207 t per square kilometre | 1.01 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 4 Israel 1.77 t per square kilometre compare
- 5 New Zealand 1.68 t per square kilometre compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 1.08 t per square kilometre compare
- 8 Albania 0.5692 t per square kilometre compare
- 9 Uzbekistan 0.5526 t per square kilometre compare
- 10 Malta 0.5312 t per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Ireland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 320.11 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 18,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,665 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14,433 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 515.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,902 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,899 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.17 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre in Ireland?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre in Ireland was 1.01 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 t per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5371 t per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Ireland rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre?
- Ireland ranks 7th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.