Barley yields in Ireland
Ireland: Barley yields was 7.07 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Barley yields in Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 7.07 tonnes per hectare for barley yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley yields in Ireland peaked at 8.58 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
Ireland ranks 4th of 104 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | 3 tonnes per hectare | 4.1 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.18 tonnes per hectare | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | 5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.33 tonnes per hectare | 4.64 tonnes per hectare | 6.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.97 tonnes per hectare | 5.3 tonnes per hectare | 6.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.64 tonnes per hectare | 5.47 tonnes per hectare | 7.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.63 tonnes per hectare | 6.38 tonnes per hectare | 8.58 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.39 tonnes per hectare | 6.57 tonnes per hectare | 8.19 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Ireland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 1.94 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 35.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 258,930 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley yields in Ireland?
- Barley yields in Ireland was 7.07 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest barley yields recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.58 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest barley yields recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Ireland rank for barley yields?
- Ireland ranks 4th out of 104 regions with data for 2024.
- Is barley yields rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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 (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Barley yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.