Ireland vs Southern Europe: Cereals, primary — Yield
Cereals, primary — Yield over time
- Ireland
- Southern Europe
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 7,325 kg/ha against 4,482 kg/ha in Southern Europe, a difference of 2,843 kg/ha.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.6 times Southern Europe's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 13th and Southern Europe ranks 9th of 178 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,377 kg/ha | 1,807 kg/ha | 1,570 kg/ha | Ireland |
| 1970s | 4,131 kg/ha | 2,441 kg/ha | 1,690 kg/ha | Ireland |
| 1980s | 5,521 kg/ha | 3,074 kg/ha | 2,447 kg/ha | Ireland |
| 1990s | 6,498 kg/ha | 3,435 kg/ha | 3,062 kg/ha | Ireland |
| 2000s | 7,321 kg/ha | 3,956 kg/ha | 3,365 kg/ha | Ireland |
| 2010s | 8,027 kg/ha | 4,372 kg/ha | 3,655 kg/ha | Ireland |
| 2020s | 7,764 kg/ha | 4,523 kg/ha | 3,241 kg/ha | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals, primary — yield, Ireland or Southern Europe?
- Ireland, at 7,325 kg/ha against 4,482 kg/ha in Southern Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereals, primary — yield between Ireland and Southern Europe?
- 2,843 kg/ha, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Southern Europe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Southern Europe rank globally for cereals, primary — yield?
- Ireland ranks 13th and Southern Europe ranks 9th of 178 countries.
- 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
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.