Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Ireland
Ireland: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production was 69,720 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Ireland is 69,720 t, measured in 2023.
The figure 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 in Ireland peaked at 95,800 t in 1993 and was at its lowest, 37,000 t, in 1976.
That places Ireland 31st out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Ireland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 37,211 t | — |
| 1962 | 47,017 t | +26.4% |
| 1963 | 47,895 t | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 46,765 t | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 44,748 t | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 48,513 t | +8.4% |
| 1967 | 45,418 t | -6.4% |
| 1968 | 44,115 t | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 43,671 t | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 39,693 t | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 47,280 t | +19.1% |
| 1972 | 45,021 t | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 43,363 t | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 45,000 t | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 46,000 t | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 37,000 t | -19.6% |
| 1977 | 37,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 41,000 t | +10.8% |
| 1979 | 39,000 t | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 42,000 t | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 44,000 t | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 40,500 t | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 39,800 t | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 40,919 t | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 48,300 t | +18.0% |
| 1986 | 46,191 t | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 47,525 t | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 49,700 t | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 63,000 t | +26.8% |
| 1990 | 86,000 t | +36.5% |
| 1991 | 86,300 t | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 89,200 t | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 95,800 t | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 90,700 t | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 87,600 t | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 88,500 t | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 75,500 t | -14.7% |
| 1998 | 86,700 t | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 90,300 t | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 82,900 t | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 78,100 t | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 66,500 t | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 63,300 t | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 71,800 t | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 73,300 t | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 70,300 t | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 65,800 t | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 58,800 t | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 55,100 t | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 47,700 t | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 48,300 t | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 53,600 t | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 57,600 t | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 57,700 t | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 58,400 t | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 61,000 t | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 67,100 t | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 68,410 t | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 66,040 t | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 66,230 t | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 63,430 t | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 68,220 t | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 69,720 t | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45,039 t | 37,211 t | 48,513 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 42,036 t | 37,000 t | 47,280 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 46,194 t | 39,800 t | 63,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 87,660 t | 75,500 t | 95,800 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 68,590 t | 55,100 t | 82,900 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,585 t | 47,700 t | 68,410 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 66,900 t | 63,430 t | 69,720 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 28 Ethiopia PDR 81,600 t compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 87.58 t compare
- 29 Kyrgyzstan 76,200 t compare
- 30 France 72,830 t compare
- 32 Mexico 68,451 t compare
- 33 Tajikistan 65,928 t compare
- 34 Tunisia 57,452 t compare
More climate change data for Ireland
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0963 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Ireland?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Ireland was 69,720 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 95,800 t in 1993.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,000 t in 1976.
- How does Ireland rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production?
- Ireland ranks 31st out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.