Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Ireland
Ireland: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight was 316 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 316 kg/An for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Ireland peaked at 339 kg/An in 2015 and was at its lowest, 215 kg/An, in 1962.
That places Ireland 21st out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 226 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 215 kg/An | -4.9% |
| 1963 | 216 kg/An | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 231 kg/An | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 230 kg/An | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 219 kg/An | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 234 kg/An | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 236 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 238 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 239 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 258 kg/An | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 261 kg/An | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 238 kg/An | -8.8% |
| 1974 | 252 kg/An | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 240 kg/An | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 253 kg/An | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 264 kg/An | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 264 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 266 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 268 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 267 kg/An | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 279 kg/An | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 280 kg/An | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 288 kg/An | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 295 kg/An | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 300 kg/An | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 305 kg/An | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 316 kg/An | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 316 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 326 kg/An | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 325 kg/An | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 331 kg/An | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 330 kg/An | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 312 kg/An | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 318 kg/An | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 326 kg/An | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 316 kg/An | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 309 kg/An | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 302 kg/An | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 306 kg/An | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 306 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 303 kg/An | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 305 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 311 kg/An | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 324 kg/An | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 303 kg/An | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 328 kg/An | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 323 kg/An | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 321 kg/An | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 326 kg/An | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 333 kg/An | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 334 kg/An | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 326 kg/An | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 333 kg/An | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 339 kg/An | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 337 kg/An | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 333 kg/An | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 328 kg/An | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 335 kg/An | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 337 kg/An | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 332 kg/An | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 325 kg/An | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 321 kg/An | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 316 kg/An | -1.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 316 kg/An is above the median for high income countries, which is 260.5 kg/An, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 316 kg/An is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 264 kg/An, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 227.22 kg/An | 215 kg/An | 238 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 253.5 kg/An | 238 kg/An | 266 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 291.4 kg/An | 267 kg/An | 316 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 319.5 kg/An | 302 kg/An | 331 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 313 kg/An | 303 kg/An | 328 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 332.4 kg/An | 326 kg/An | 339 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 326.2 kg/An | 316 kg/An | 337 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 18 Lao People's Democratic Republic 123 kg/An compare
- 18 Sweden 325 kg/An compare
- 19 North Macedonia 323 kg/An compare
- 19 Syrian Arab Republic 121 kg/An compare
- 20 Faroe Islands 317 kg/An compare
- 20 Timor-Leste 97 kg/An compare
- 21 Caribbean 166 kg/An compare
- 22 Côte d'Ivoire 165 kg/An compare
- 22 Jordan 314 kg/An compare
- 23 Namibia 313 kg/An compare
- 24 Belgium 308 kg/An compare
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 — yield/carcass weight in Ireland?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Ireland was 316 kg/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 339 kg/An in 2015.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 215 kg/An in 1962.
- How does Ireland rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight?
- Ireland ranks 21st out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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, published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight. 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.