Ireland vs United Kingdom: Global meat production, per square kilometre
Ireland
16.85 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
United Kingdom
17.24 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Ireland rank
18th
United Kingdom rank
17th
Global meat production, per square kilometre over time
- Ireland
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 17.24 tonnes per square kilometre against 16.85 tonnes per square kilometre in Ireland, a difference of 0.39 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Ireland ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.03 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.85 tonnes per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 7.75 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.75 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 tonnes per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 9.86 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.26 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.4 tonnes per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 13.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.98 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 13.96 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.91 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0485 tonnes per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2010s | 14.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9442 tonnes per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 16.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 17.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4013 tonnes per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global meat production, per square kilometre, Ireland or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 17.24 tonnes per square kilometre against 16.85 tonnes per square kilometre in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global meat production, per square kilometre between Ireland and United Kingdom?
- 0.39 tonnes per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United Kingdom?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and United Kingdom rank globally for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Ireland ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Global meat 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.