Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing in Ireland
Ireland: Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing was 2.85 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing in Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — producing in Ireland stood at 2.85 million An.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — producing in Ireland peaked at 4.70 million An in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.40 million An, in 1961.
Ireland ranks 42nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing in Ireland, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.40 million An | — |
| 1962 | 1.86 million An | +32.7% |
| 1963 | 1.91 million An | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 1.85 million An | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 1.75 million An | -5.2% |
| 1966 | 1.94 million An | +10.9% |
| 1967 | 1.76 million An | -9.7% |
| 1968 | 1.70 million An | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 1.65 million An | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 1.48 million An | -10.3% |
| 1971 | 1.82 million An | +22.6% |
| 1972 | 1.76 million An | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 1.69 million An | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 1.74 million An | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 1.83 million An | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 1.51 million An | -17.6% |
| 1977 | 1.46 million An | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 1.86 million An | +27.3% |
| 1979 | 1.60 million An | -13.6% |
| 1980 | 1.78 million An | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 1.81 million An | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 1.69 million An | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 1.62 million An | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 1.68 million An | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 2.08 million An | +23.7% |
| 1986 | 2.00 million An | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 2.07 million An | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 2.14 million An | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 2.85 million An | +33.1% |
| 1990 | 3.89 million An | +36.5% |
| 1991 | 4.21 million An | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 4.37 million An | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 4.70 million An | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 4.42 million An | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 4.30 million An | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 4.37 million An | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 3.77 million An | -13.7% |
| 1998 | 4.33 million An | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 4.52 million An | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 4.12 million An | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 3.90 million An | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 3.31 million An | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 3.16 million An | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 3.57 million An | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 3.61 million An | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 3.49 million An | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 3.26 million An | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 2.92 million An | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 2.73 million An | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 2.38 million An | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 2.41 million An | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.69 million An | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 2.87 million An | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 2.84 million An | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.83 million An | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.89 million An | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 3.18 million An | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 3.22 million An | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 3.05 million An | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 3.11 million An | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 2.97 million An | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 3.20 million An | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 3.17 million An | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 2.85 million An | -10.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 2.85 million An is above the median for high income countries, which is 187,355 An, 15.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 2.85 million An is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 340,395 An, 8.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.76 million An | 1.40 million An | 1.94 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.67 million An | 1.46 million An | 1.86 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.97 million An | 1.62 million An | 2.85 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.29 million An | 3.77 million An | 4.70 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.41 million An | 2.73 million An | 4.12 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.84 million An | 2.38 million An | 3.22 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.06 million An | 2.85 million An | 3.20 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 39 Burkina Faso 3.09 million An compare
- 40 Kuwait 3.07 million An compare
- 41 Senegal 2.94 million An compare
- 43 Kyrgyzstan 2.63 million An compare
- 44 Peru 2.59 million An compare
- 45 Mauritania 2.52 million 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 edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — producing in Ireland?
- Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — producing in Ireland was 2.85 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — producing recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.70 million An in 1993.
- What is the lowest edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — producing recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.40 million An in 1961.
- How does Ireland rank for edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — producing?
- Ireland ranks 42nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — producing rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.