Crop yields in Ireland
Ireland: Crop yields was 8.14 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.14 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
2nd
of 126 countries
All-time high
10.67 tonnes per hectare
in 2015
All-time low
3.13 tonnes per hectare
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Crop 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
Ireland recorded 8.14 tonnes per hectare for crop yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop yields in Ireland peaked at 10.67 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.13 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
That places Ireland 2nd out of 126 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.
Crop yields in Ireland, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.37 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 3.19 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1964 | 3.13 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 1967 | 3.88 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 1968 | 4.56 tonnes per hectare | +17.4% |
| 1969 | 4.39 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 4.02 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 1971 | 4.18 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 3.98 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 3.91 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 4.3 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 4.37 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 3.97 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 5.17 tonnes per hectare | +30.1% |
| 1978 | 5.12 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 5.16 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 5.13 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 5.8 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 1982 | 7.01 tonnes per hectare | +20.8% |
| 1983 | 6.56 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 7.79 tonnes per hectare | +18.7% |
| 1985 | 6.34 tonnes per hectare | -18.6% |
| 1986 | 5.57 tonnes per hectare | -12.1% |
| 1987 | 7.07 tonnes per hectare | +26.8% |
| 1988 | 7.76 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 7.56 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 8.53 tonnes per hectare | +12.8% |
| 1991 | 7.86 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 7.88 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 6.81 tonnes per hectare | -13.6% |
| 1994 | 7.72 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
| 1995 | 8.25 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 9 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 7.72 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 1998 | 8.03 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 8.77 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 9.45 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 9.06 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 8.44 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 8.3 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 9.92 tonnes per hectare | +19.6% |
| 2005 | 8.43 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 2006 | 9.15 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 8.46 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 8.97 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 8.17 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 8.6 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 9.86 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 7.22 tonnes per hectare | -26.8% |
| 2013 | 9 tonnes per hectare | +24.6% |
| 2014 | 10.01 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 10.67 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 9.54 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 10.17 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 8.37 tonnes per hectare | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 9.38 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 7.77 tonnes per hectare | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 10.08 tonnes per hectare | +29.8% |
| 2022 | 10.43 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 8.66 tonnes per hectare | -17.0% |
| 2024 | 8.14 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 8.14 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.69 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 8.14 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.3 tonnes per hectare, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.62 tonnes per hectare | 3.13 tonnes per hectare | 4.56 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.42 tonnes per hectare | 3.91 tonnes per hectare | 5.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.66 tonnes per hectare | 5.13 tonnes per hectare | 7.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.06 tonnes per hectare | 6.81 tonnes per hectare | 9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.84 tonnes per hectare | 8.17 tonnes per hectare | 9.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.28 tonnes per hectare | 7.22 tonnes per hectare | 10.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.01 tonnes per hectare | 7.77 tonnes per hectare | 10.43 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 1 New Zealand 10.01 tonnes per hectare compare
- 3 United Kingdom 7.28 tonnes per hectare compare
- 4 Zambia 7.09 tonnes per hectare compare
- 5 Germany 7.08 tonnes per hectare 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 crop yields in Ireland?
- Crop yields in Ireland was 8.14 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 crop yields recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.67 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest crop yields recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.13 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Ireland rank for crop yields?
- Ireland ranks 2nd out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is crop yields rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crop yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.