Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 142.92 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Ireland, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 142.92 for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in 2017. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
The figure is up 42.3% on the previous year and up 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Ireland peaked at 142.92 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.05, in 1962.
That places Ireland 29th out of 181 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.58 | — |
| 1962 | 17.05 | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 21.24 | +24.6% |
| 1964 | 23.56 | +10.9% |
| 1965 | 25.82 | +9.6% |
| 1966 | 32.13 | +24.4% |
| 1967 | 32.75 | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 39.31 | +20.0% |
| 1969 | 42.55 | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 42.08 | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 48.39 | +15.0% |
| 1972 | 54.42 | +12.5% |
| 1973 | 60.04 | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 47.2 | -21.4% |
| 1975 | 42.85 | -9.2% |
| 1976 | 53.77 | +25.5% |
| 1977 | 53.29 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 52.65 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 58.65 | +11.4% |
| 1980 | 61.22 | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 54.94 | -10.3% |
| 1982 | 60.02 | +9.2% |
| 1983 | 60.38 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 63.03 | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 66.53 | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 72.15 | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 82.28 | +14.0% |
| 1988 | 82.73 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 79.72 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 87.25 | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 86.13 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 75 | -12.9% |
| 1993 | 73.13 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 78.66 | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 75.81 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 70.18 | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 79.84 | +13.8% |
| 1998 | 106.12 | +32.9% |
| 1999 | 123.12 | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 114.34 | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 114.67 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 108.07 | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 110.77 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 109.79 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 107.1 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 102.15 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 92.27 | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 89.12 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 103.46 | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 98.44 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 100.3 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 100.38 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.38 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 99.86 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 99.67 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 100.47 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 142.92 | +42.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28 | 17.05 | 42.55 | 9 |
| 1970s | 51.33 | 42.08 | 60.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.3 | 54.94 | 82.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.52 | 70.18 | 123.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 105.17 | 89.12 | 114.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.18 | 98.44 | 142.92 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 26 Sri Lanka 148.69 compare
- 27 Mozambique 147.83 compare
- 28 Luxembourg 147.51 compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 53.5 compare
- 30 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 142.78 compare
- 31 Eswatini 142.57 compare
- 32 Azerbaijan 142.5 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Ireland?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Ireland was 142.92 in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 142.92 in 2017.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.05 in 1962.
- How does Ireland rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Ireland ranks 29th out of 181 countries with data for 2017.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.9%. 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 chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita 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.