Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Ireland
Ireland: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.3531 An per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Ireland is 0.3531 An per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Ireland peaked at 0.568 An per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1704 An per person, in 1964.
Ireland ranks 3rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Ireland, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2266 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2065 An per person | -8.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2099 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1704 An per person | -18.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1705 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2138 An per person | +25.4% |
| 1967 | 0.328 An per person | +53.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2799 An per person | -14.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2836 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3057 An per person | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3057 An per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2578 An per person | -15.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2819 An per person | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4328 An per person | +53.5% |
| 1975 | 0.548 An per person | +26.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4001 An per person | -27.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4439 An per person | +10.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4424 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4326 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4885 An per person | +12.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3432 An per person | -29.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3546 An per person | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3589 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3953 An per person | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4291 An per person | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4791 An per person | +11.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4486 An per person | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4125 An per person | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3902 An per person | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4493 An per person | +15.2% |
| 1991 | 0.485 An per person | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4825 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4474 An per person | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4 An per person | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4195 An per person | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4536 An per person | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 0.49 An per person | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5177 An per person | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.568 An per person | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4956 An per person | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4896 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4531 An per person | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4663 An per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4458 An per person | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4051 An per person | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.415 An per person | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4026 An per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3709 An per person | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3529 An per person | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3764 An per person | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3586 An per person | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3226 An per person | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3436 An per person | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3754 An per person | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3541 An per person | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3662 An per person | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3836 An per person | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3871 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3723 An per person | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3734 An per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3507 An per person | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3667 An per person | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3522 An per person | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3531 An per person | +0.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.3531 An per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 An per person, 9.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.3531 An per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0502 An per person, 7.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2321 An per person | 0.1704 An per person | 0.328 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3851 An per person | 0.2578 An per person | 0.548 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.41 An per person | 0.3432 An per person | 0.4885 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4713 An per person | 0.4 An per person | 0.568 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4297 An per person | 0.3529 An per person | 0.4956 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.364 An per person | 0.3226 An per person | 0.3871 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3592 An per person | 0.3507 An per person | 0.3734 An per person | 5 |
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 beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Ireland?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Ireland was 0.3531 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.568 An per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1704 An per person in 1964.
- How does Ireland rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Ireland ranks 3rd out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.