Global meat production, per square kilometre in Ireland
Ireland: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 16.85 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.85 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
18th
of 194 countries
All-time high
17.26 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
4.42 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, global meat production, per square kilometre in Ireland stood at 16.85 tonnes per square kilometre.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in Ireland peaked at 17.26 tonnes per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.42 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1964.
That places Ireland 18th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Ireland, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.53 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4.43 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 4.56 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 4.42 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 4.68 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 4.91 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 5.92 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1968 | 5.71 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 6.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 6.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 6.91 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1972 | 6.56 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 6.39 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 8.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1975 | 8.77 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 7.74 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1977 | 8.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1978 | 8.89 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 9.15 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 10.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1981 | 8.22 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1982 | 8.71 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 8.92 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 9.42 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 10.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 11.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 10.87 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 10.73 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 10.47 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 12.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1991 | 13.39 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 13.81 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 13.5 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 12.38 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 12.83 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 13.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 14.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 15.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 16.15 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 14.76 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 14.97 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 13.95 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 14.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 14.09 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 13.86 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 13.66 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 14.06 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 13.27 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 12.84 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 13.55 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 13.63 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 13.12 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 13.45 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 14.6 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 14.67 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 15.17 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 16.36 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 16.6 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 16.66 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 17.26 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 16.83 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 17.22 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 16.54 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 16.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 16.85 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.22 tonnes per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 16.85 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.74 tonnes per square kilometre, 4.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.03 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.42 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.75 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.86 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.96 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 17.26 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 15 Vietnam 17.86 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 16 Poland 17.82 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 17 United Kingdom 17.24 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 19 Spain 15.14 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 20 Jamaica 14.72 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 21 Switzerland 12.16 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 global meat production, per square kilometre in Ireland?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in Ireland was 16.85 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 17.26 tonnes per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.42 tonnes per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Ireland rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Ireland ranks 18th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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 Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.