Europe vs Ireland: Cereals, primary — Yield

Europe
4,382 kg/ha
in 2024
Ireland
7,325 kg/ha
in 2024
Europe rank
13th
Ireland rank
12th

Cereals, primary — Yield over time

  • Europe
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 7,325 kg/ha against 4,382 kg/ha in Europe, a difference of 2,943 kg/ha.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.7 times Europe's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Europe ranks 13th and Ireland ranks 12th of 33 groups.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 1,567 kg/ha 3,377 kg/ha 1,811 kg/ha Ireland
1970s 2,080 kg/ha 4,131 kg/ha 2,051 kg/ha Ireland
1980s 2,456 kg/ha 5,521 kg/ha 3,065 kg/ha Ireland
1990s 3,009 kg/ha 6,498 kg/ha 3,489 kg/ha Ireland
2000s 3,511 kg/ha 7,321 kg/ha 3,810 kg/ha Ireland
2010s 4,115 kg/ha 8,027 kg/ha 3,912 kg/ha Ireland
2020s 4,459 kg/ha 7,764 kg/ha 3,305 kg/ha Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals, primary — yield, Europe or Ireland?
Ireland, at 7,325 kg/ha against 4,382 kg/ha in Europe as of 2024.
What is the difference in cereals, primary — yield between Europe and Ireland?
2,943 kg/ha, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Ireland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Europe and Ireland rank globally for cereals, primary — yield?
Europe ranks 13th and Ireland ranks 12th of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cereals, primary — Yield. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cereals, primary — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 12,848 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.