Cereal yields in Ireland
Ireland: Cereal yields was 7.32 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields in Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yields in Ireland is 7.32 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Ireland peaked at 9.01 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.93 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
Ireland ranks 13th of 185 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 | 3.38 tonnes per hectare | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | 4 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.13 tonnes per hectare | 3.58 tonnes per hectare | 4.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.52 tonnes per hectare | 4.65 tonnes per hectare | 6.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.5 tonnes per hectare | 5.73 tonnes per hectare | 7.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.32 tonnes per hectare | 6.57 tonnes per hectare | 8.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.03 tonnes per hectare | 6.74 tonnes per hectare | 9.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.76 tonnes per hectare | 7.06 tonnes per hectare | 8.7 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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 cereal yields in Ireland?
- Cereal yields in Ireland was 7.32 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yields recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.01 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.93 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Ireland rank for cereal yields?
- Ireland ranks 13th out of 185 regions with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.