Cereals, primary — Gross Production Index Number in Ireland
Ireland: Cereals, primary — Gross Production Index Number was 73.8 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Gross Production Index Number in Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 73.8 for cereals, primary — gross production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — gross production index number in Ireland peaked at 104.5 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 41.98, in 1966.
Ireland ranks 142nd of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Gross Production Index Number in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 53.64 | — |
| 1962 | 56.01 | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 48.19 | -14.0% |
| 1964 | 43.62 | -9.5% |
| 1965 | 44.65 | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 41.98 | -6.0% |
| 1967 | 48.96 | +16.6% |
| 1968 | 56.81 | +16.0% |
| 1969 | 54.79 | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 53.95 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 61.87 | +14.7% |
| 1972 | 55.48 | -10.3% |
| 1973 | 50.12 | -9.7% |
| 1974 | 55.75 | +11.2% |
| 1975 | 52.98 | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 48.41 | -8.6% |
| 1977 | 70.75 | +46.1% |
| 1978 | 68.41 | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 74.08 | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 79.95 | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 79.38 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 85.21 | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 78.03 | -8.4% |
| 1984 | 99.38 | +27.4% |
| 1985 | 82.86 | -16.6% |
| 1986 | 76.96 | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 82.56 | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 81.64 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 75.72 | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 78.58 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 79.33 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 81.97 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 65.7 | -19.8% |
| 1994 | 65.42 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 72.51 | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 87.13 | +20.2% |
| 1997 | 79.34 | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 76.08 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 81.16 | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 87.88 | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 87.87 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 80.92 | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 87.27 | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 102.58 | +17.5% |
| 2005 | 79.87 | -22.1% |
| 2006 | 85.07 | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 81.14 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 100.55 | +23.9% |
| 2009 | 83.17 | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 82.14 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 101.89 | +24.0% |
| 2012 | 85.56 | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 94.48 | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 103.55 | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 104.5 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 91.95 | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 95.2 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 70.94 | -25.5% |
| 2019 | 89.73 | +26.5% |
| 2020 | 73.7 | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 93.44 | +26.8% |
| 2022 | 98.62 | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 74.96 | -24.0% |
| 2024 | 73.8 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.85 | 41.98 | 56.81 | 9 |
| 1970s | 59.18 | 48.41 | 74.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.17 | 75.72 | 99.38 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.72 | 65.42 | 87.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.63 | 79.87 | 102.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.99 | 70.94 | 104.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.9 | 73.7 | 98.62 | 5 |
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- 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 cereals, primary — gross production index number in Ireland?
- Cereals, primary — gross production index number in Ireland was 73.8 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — gross production index number recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 104.5 in 2015.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — gross production index number recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.98 in 1966.
- How does Ireland rank for cereals, primary — gross production index number?
- Ireland ranks 142nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — gross production index number rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. 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 Cereals, primary — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.