Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita was 0.1117 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita in Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita in Ireland is 0.1117 t per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita in Ireland peaked at 0.1715 t per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0393 t per person, in 1965.
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 — Production, per capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0512 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0443 t per person | -13.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0454 t per person | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0393 t per person | -13.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0393 t per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0468 t per person | +19.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0768 t per person | +64.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0662 t per person | -13.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0675 t per person | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0732 t per person | +8.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0789 t per person | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0673 t per person | -14.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0672 t per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.109 t per person | +62.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1317 t per person | +20.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1013 t per person | -23.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1172 t per person | +15.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1168 t per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.115 t per person | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1308 t per person | +13.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0916 t per person | -30.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0989 t per person | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1006 t per person | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1139 t per person | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1267 t per person | +11.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1439 t per person | +13.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1366 t per person | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1302 t per person | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1232 t per person | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1466 t per person | +19.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1576 t per person | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1597 t per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1478 t per person | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1247 t per person | -15.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1333 t per person | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.148 t per person | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 0.155 t per person | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1602 t per person | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1715 t per person | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1516 t per person | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1499 t per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1373 t per person | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1421 t per person | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1385 t per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1313 t per person | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1257 t per person | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.132 t per person | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1197 t per person | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1134 t per person | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1226 t per person | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1195 t per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1077 t per person | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1119 t per person | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.125 t per person | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 0.12 t per person | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1235 t per person | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1278 t per person | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1271 t per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1245 t per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1257 t per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1163 t per person | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1192 t per person | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1129 t per person | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1117 t per person | -1.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.1117 t per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0093 t per person, 12.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.1117 t per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.013 t per person, 8.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +64.1% | 0.0468 t per person | 0.0768 t per person |
| 1974 | +62.3% | 0.0672 t per person | 0.109 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.053 t per person | 0.0393 t per person | 0.0768 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0978 t per person | 0.0672 t per person | 0.1317 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1196 t per person | 0.0916 t per person | 0.1439 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1504 t per person | 0.1247 t per person | 0.1715 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1342 t per person | 0.1134 t per person | 0.1516 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.121 t per person | 0.1077 t per person | 0.1278 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1172 t per person | 0.1117 t per person | 0.1257 t 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 — production, per capita in Ireland?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita in Ireland was 0.1117 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1715 t per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0393 t per person in 1965.
- How does Ireland rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 3rd out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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 — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production 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 — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.