Chicken meat production, per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0301 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0301 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
34th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0302 tonnes per person
in 2020
All-time low
0.0035 tonnes per person
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Chicken meat production, per capita in Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, chicken meat production, per capita in Ireland stood at 0.0301 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 58.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Ireland peaked at 0.0302 tonnes per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 tonnes per person, in 1962.
Ireland ranks 34th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | +17.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | +24.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0075 tonnes per person | +20.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 0.008 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0092 tonnes per person | +14.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0106 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0116 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | -23.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0102 tonnes per person | +20.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.01 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0116 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0126 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0137 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0158 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0171 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0165 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0178 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0178 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.016 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 0.017 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0187 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0194 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0203 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0207 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.021 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0242 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0226 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0233 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0226 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0225 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0224 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0221 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0211 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0193 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.019 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0198 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0186 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.019 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.019 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0188 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0189 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0189 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.019 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0266 tonnes per person | +39.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0269 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0283 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0302 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0289 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0278 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.028 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0301 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.0301 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0203 tonnes per person, 1.5× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.0301 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0202 tonnes per person, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0054 tonnes per person | 0.0035 tonnes per person | 0.0081 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0098 tonnes per person | 0.008 tonnes per person | 0.0116 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0134 tonnes per person | 0.0113 tonnes per person | 0.0171 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0193 tonnes per person | 0.016 tonnes per person | 0.0242 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0215 tonnes per person | 0.019 tonnes per person | 0.0233 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0214 tonnes per person | 0.0186 tonnes per person | 0.0283 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.029 tonnes per person | 0.0278 tonnes per person | 0.0302 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More agriculture & rural data for Ireland
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.388 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0796 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.7634 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in Ireland?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Ireland was 0.0301 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0302 tonnes per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 tonnes per person in 1962.
- How does Ireland rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 34th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.9%. 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 Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.