Animal fats — Food supply in Ireland
Ireland: Animal fats — Food supply was 268.12 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Animal fats — Food supply in Ireland, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, animal fats — food supply in Ireland stood at 268.12 kcal/cap/d. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, animal fats — food supply in Ireland peaked at 268.12 kcal/cap/d in 2023 and was at its lowest, 159.14 kcal/cap/d, in 2018.
That places Ireland 10th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Animal fats — Food supply in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 166.12 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 171.42 kcal/cap/d | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 177.44 kcal/cap/d | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 173.2 kcal/cap/d | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 194.76 kcal/cap/d | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 182.21 kcal/cap/d | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 168.55 kcal/cap/d | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 176.49 kcal/cap/d | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 159.14 kcal/cap/d | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 171.16 kcal/cap/d | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 167.14 kcal/cap/d | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 193.96 kcal/cap/d | +16.0% |
| 2022 | 267.56 kcal/cap/d | +37.9% |
| 2023 | 268.12 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 268.12 kcal/cap/d is above the median for high income countries, which is 140.71 kcal/cap/d, 1.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 268.12 kcal/cap/d is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 151.18 kcal/cap/d, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 174.05 kcal/cap/d | 159.14 kcal/cap/d | 194.76 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 224.19 kcal/cap/d | 167.14 kcal/cap/d | 268.12 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 7 Czechia 288.68 kcal/cap/d compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 48.06 kcal/cap/d compare
- 8 Latvia 281.36 kcal/cap/d compare
- 8 Türkiye 38.72 kcal/cap/d compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 28.65 kcal/cap/d compare
- 9 Hungary 273.73 kcal/cap/d compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 25.38 kcal/cap/d compare
- 11 Germany 267.21 kcal/cap/d compare
- 12 Estonia 262.72 kcal/cap/d compare
- 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 21.96 kcal/cap/d compare
- 13 Micronesia 21.86 kcal/cap/d compare
- 13 Croatia 252.19 kcal/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ireland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,391 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.9559 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3541 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is animal fats — food supply in Ireland?
- Animal fats — food supply in Ireland was 268.12 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest animal fats — food supply recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 268.12 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- What is the lowest animal fats — food supply recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 159.14 kcal/cap/d in 2018.
- How does Ireland rank for animal fats — food supply?
- Ireland ranks 10th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is animal fats — food supply rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.8%. 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 Animal fats — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.