Meat indigenous, total: Gross Production … Meat Index Number 100 in Ireland
Ireland: Meat indigenous, total: Gross Production … Meat Index Number 100 was 108.75 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Index Number in Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in Ireland stood at 108.75.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in Ireland peaked at 112.33 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.28, in 1964.
That places Ireland 94th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat indigenous, total: Gross Production … Meat Index Number 100 in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29.91 | — |
| 1962 | 29.11 | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 29.83 | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 28.28 | -5.2% |
| 1965 | 29.13 | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 31.76 | +9.0% |
| 1967 | 41.36 | +30.2% |
| 1968 | 38.38 | -7.2% |
| 1969 | 40 | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 41.59 | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 45.86 | +10.3% |
| 1972 | 42.33 | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 41.74 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 57.23 | +37.1% |
| 1975 | 65.42 | +14.3% |
| 1976 | 54.45 | -16.8% |
| 1977 | 61.84 | +13.6% |
| 1978 | 62.72 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 63.55 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 70.87 | +11.5% |
| 1981 | 54.17 | -23.6% |
| 1982 | 57.7 | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 59.34 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 65.38 | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 72.22 | +10.5% |
| 1986 | 80.17 | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 77.8 | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 75.44 | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 73.78 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 88.3 | +19.7% |
| 1991 | 94.72 | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 96.94 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 94.13 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 83.98 | -10.8% |
| 1995 | 87.37 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 94.26 | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 97.29 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 104.1 | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 111.94 | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 101.49 | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 101.35 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 94.07 | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 96.45 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 96.63 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 94.97 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 92.75 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 96.95 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 90.9 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 88 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 93.21 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 92.59 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 87.11 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 90.63 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 99.32 | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 98.44 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 102.23 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 109.23 | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 110.54 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 110.33 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 112.33 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 108.44 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 111.54 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 107.8 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 108.75 | +0.9% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 108.75 is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.91, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 108.75 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 101.21, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.08 | 28.28 | 41.36 | 9 |
| 1970s | 53.67 | 41.59 | 65.42 | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.69 | 54.17 | 80.17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.3 | 83.98 | 111.94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.36 | 88 | 101.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.36 | 87.11 | 110.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.77 | 107.8 | 112.33 | 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 meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in Ireland?
- Meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in Ireland was 108.75 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat indigenous, total — gross production index number recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 112.33 in 2020.
- What is the lowest meat indigenous, total — gross production index number recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.28 in 1964.
- How does Ireland rank for meat indigenous, total — gross production index number?
- Ireland ranks 94th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat indigenous, total — gross production index number rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 Meat indigenous, total — 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.