Barley and products — Food supply in Ireland
Ireland: Barley and products — Food supply was 5,795 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Barley and products — Food supply in Ireland, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, barley and products — food supply in Ireland stood at 5,795 million Kcal.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley and products — food supply in Ireland peaked at 69,869 million Kcal in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,487 million Kcal, in 2010.
Ireland ranks 72nd of 163 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.
Barley and products — Food supply in Ireland, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,487 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 2,682 million Kcal | +80.3% |
| 2012 | 6,432 million Kcal | +139.8% |
| 2013 | 5,570 million Kcal | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 5,925 million Kcal | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 14,944 million Kcal | +152.2% |
| 2016 | 16,428 million Kcal | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 15,526 million Kcal | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 22,298 million Kcal | +43.6% |
| 2019 | 69,869 million Kcal | +213.3% |
| 2020 | 53,281 million Kcal | -23.7% |
| 2021 | 6,003 million Kcal | -88.7% |
| 2022 | 5,883 million Kcal | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 5,795 million Kcal | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16,116 million Kcal | 1,487 million Kcal | 69,869 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,741 million Kcal | 5,795 million Kcal | 53,281 million Kcal | 4 |
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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 barley and products — food supply in Ireland?
- Barley and products — food supply in Ireland was 5,795 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley and products — food supply recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 69,869 million Kcal in 2019.
- What is the lowest barley and products — food supply recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,487 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Ireland rank for barley and products — food supply?
- Ireland ranks 72nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is barley and products — food supply rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Barley and products — Food supply (kcal). 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.