Ireland vs New Zealand: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre

Ireland
1.01 t per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
1.63 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
7th
New Zealand rank
5th

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • Ireland
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1.63 t per square kilometre against 1.01 t per square kilometre in Ireland, a difference of 0.62 t per square kilometre.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.6 times Ireland's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 7th and New Zealand ranks 5th of 160 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6538 t per square kilometre 1.88 t per square kilometre 1.23 t per square kilometre New Zealand
1970s 0.6102 t per square kilometre 2 t per square kilometre 1.39 t per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 0.6705 t per square kilometre 2.41 t per square kilometre 1.74 t per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 1.27 t per square kilometre 1.99 t per square kilometre 0.7201 t per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 0.9956 t per square kilometre 2.07 t per square kilometre 1.08 t per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 0.8504 t per square kilometre 1.78 t per square kilometre 0.9293 t per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 0.9711 t per square kilometre 1.67 t per square kilometre 0.6979 t per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre, Ireland or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 1.63 t per square kilometre against 1.01 t per square kilometre in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre between Ireland and New Zealand?
0.62 t per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ireland and New Zealand rank globally for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 7th and New Zealand ranks 5th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
161 places, 9,121 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.