Asses — Stocks in Ireland
Ireland: Asses — Stocks was 7,482 An in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Asses — Stocks in Ireland, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2017, asses — stocks in Ireland stood at 7,482 An.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asses — stocks in Ireland peaked at 89,330 An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 4,100 An, in 2002.
Ireland ranks 75th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asses — Stocks in Ireland, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 89,330 An | — |
| 1962 | 87,543 An | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 85,792 An | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 84,076 An | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 82,400 An | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 70,000 An | -15.0% |
| 1967 | 65,000 An | -7.1% |
| 1968 | 60,000 An | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 58,000 An | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 55,000 An | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 50,000 An | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 45,000 An | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 40,000 An | -11.1% |
| 1974 | 38,000 An | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 35,682 An | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 34,000 An | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 33,000 An | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 30,000 An | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 30,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 28,000 An | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 26,000 An | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 23,000 An | -11.5% |
| 1983 | 20,000 An | -13.0% |
| 1984 | 19,000 An | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 18,000 An | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 17,000 An | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 16,000 An | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 15,000 An | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 14,000 An | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 13,000 An | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 6,300 An | -51.5% |
| 1992 | 7,000 An | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 7,400 An | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 6,800 An | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 6,000 An | -11.8% |
| 1996 | 6,600 An | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 6,100 An | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 6,500 An | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 6,500 An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4,400 An | -32.3% |
| 2001 | 4,300 An | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 4,100 An | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 5,200 An | +26.8% |
| 2004 | 5,100 An | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 5,077 An | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 5,880 An | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 6,048 An | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 7,600 An | +25.7% |
| 2009 | 7,600 An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6,500 An | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 7,700 An | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 8,600 An | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 7,000 An | -18.6% |
| 2014 | 6,900 An | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 7,700 An | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 8,000 An | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 7,482 An | -6.5% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 7,482 An is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,000 An, 1.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 7,482 An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15,292 An, 49% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Asses — Stocks in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -51.5% | 13,000 An | 6,300 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75,793 An | 58,000 An | 89,330 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 39,068 An | 30,000 An | 55,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,600 An | 14,000 An | 28,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,220 An | 6,000 An | 13,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,530 An | 4,100 An | 7,600 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,485 An | 6,500 An | 8,600 An | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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 asses — stocks in Ireland?
- Asses — stocks in Ireland was 7,482 An in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest asses — stocks recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 89,330 An in 1961.
- What is the lowest asses — stocks recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,100 An in 2002.
- How does Ireland rank for asses — stocks?
- Ireland ranks 75th out of 119 countries with data for 2017.
- Is asses — stocks rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Asses — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.