Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in Ireland
Ireland: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) was 2,605 LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in Ireland, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in Ireland is 2,605 LCU, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in Ireland peaked at 2,605 LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 945 LCU, in 1999.
That places Ireland 103rd out of 114 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,156 LCU | — |
| 1992 | 1,151 LCU | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1,247 LCU | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 1,278 LCU | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 1,257 LCU | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 1,074 LCU | -14.6% |
| 1997 | 1,049 LCU | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 983 LCU | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 945 LCU | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 1,112 LCU | +17.7% |
| 2001 | 1,097 LCU | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1,409 LCU | +28.4% |
| 2003 | 1,449 LCU | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1,541 LCU | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 1,375 LCU | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 1,445 LCU | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 1,435 LCU | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1,585 LCU | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 1,424 LCU | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 1,551 LCU | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 1,932 LCU | +24.5% |
| 2012 | 2,155 LCU | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 2,048 LCU | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 1,990 LCU | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 2,235 LCU | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 2,069 LCU | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 2,074 LCU | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,977 LCU | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 1,922 LCU | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 1,990 LCU | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 2,145 LCU | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 2,348 LCU | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 2,452 LCU | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 2,605 LCU | +6.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 2,605 LCU is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,610 LCU, 46% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 2,605 LCU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,425 LCU, 35% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,127 LCU | 945 LCU | 1,278 LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,387 LCU | 1,097 LCU | 1,585 LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,995 LCU | 1,551 LCU | 2,235 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,308 LCU | 1,990 LCU | 2,605 LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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 meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in Ireland?
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) in Ireland was 2,605 LCU in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,605 LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 945 LCU in 1999.
- How does Ireland rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological)?
- Ireland ranks 103rd out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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 of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This sub-domain contains data on agriculture producer prices and the producer price index. Agriculture producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary crops, live animals and livestock primary products as collected at the point of initial sale (prices paid at the farm gate). Annual data are provided from 1991 (while mothly data start in January 2010) for 180 countries and 212 products. The producer price index is the index of agricultural producer prices that measures the average annual change over time in the selling prices received by farmers (prices at the farm gate or at the first point of sale). The three categories of producer price index available in FAOSTAT comprise: single-item price index, commodity group index and the agriculture producer price index.