Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value in Ireland
Ireland: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value was 328,156 1000 USD in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
328,156 1000 USD
Change on year
up 10.1%
World rank
24th
of 124 countries
All-time high
468,515 1000 USD
in 1993
All-time low
165,575 1000 USD
in 1979
Years of data
57
1961–2017
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value in Ireland, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value in Ireland is 328,156 1000 USD, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value in Ireland peaked at 468,515 1000 USD in 1993 and was at its lowest, 165,575 1000 USD, in 1979.
Ireland ranks 24th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value in Ireland, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 179,509 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 226,309 1000 USD | +26.1% |
| 1963 | 226,472 1000 USD | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 228,707 1000 USD | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 218,843 1000 USD | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 237,256 1000 USD | +8.4% |
| 1967 | 221,884 1000 USD | -6.5% |
| 1968 | 215,138 1000 USD | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 208,936 1000 USD | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 183,799 1000 USD | -12.0% |
| 1971 | 223,300 1000 USD | +21.5% |
| 1972 | 217,460 1000 USD | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 208,328 1000 USD | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 217,661 1000 USD | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 224,966 1000 USD | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 171,028 1000 USD | -24.0% |
| 1977 | 167,674 1000 USD | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 173,429 1000 USD | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 165,575 1000 USD | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 197,362 1000 USD | +19.2% |
| 1981 | 215,185 1000 USD | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 196,025 1000 USD | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 194,644 1000 USD | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 198,552 1000 USD | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 236,214 1000 USD | +19.0% |
| 1986 | 225,900 1000 USD | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 232,424 1000 USD | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 243,061 1000 USD | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 308,105 1000 USD | +26.8% |
| 1990 | 420,588 1000 USD | +36.5% |
| 1991 | 422,055 1000 USD | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 436,238 1000 USD | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 468,515 1000 USD | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 443,574 1000 USD | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 428,413 1000 USD | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 432,814 1000 USD | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 369,237 1000 USD | -14.7% |
| 1998 | 424,011 1000 USD | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 441,617 1000 USD | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 405,427 1000 USD | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 381,953 1000 USD | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 325,222 1000 USD | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 309,572 1000 USD | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 351,142 1000 USD | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 358,478 1000 USD | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 343,806 1000 USD | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 321,799 1000 USD | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 287,565 1000 USD | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 269,470 1000 USD | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 233,280 1000 USD | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 236,214 1000 USD | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 243,392 1000 USD | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 280,021 1000 USD | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 282,185 1000 USD | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 285,609 1000 USD | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 297,923 1000 USD | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 328,156 1000 USD | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 218,117 1000 USD | 179,509 1000 USD | 237,256 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 195,322 1000 USD | 165,575 1000 USD | 224,966 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 224,747 1000 USD | 194,644 1000 USD | 308,105 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 428,706 1000 USD | 369,237 1000 USD | 468,515 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 335,443 1000 USD | 269,470 1000 USD | 405,427 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 273,348 1000 USD | 233,280 1000 USD | 328,156 1000 USD | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value in Ireland?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value in Ireland was 328,156 1000 USD in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 468,515 1000 USD in 1993.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 165,575 1000 USD in 1979.
- How does Ireland rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value?
- Ireland ranks 24th out of 124 countries with data for 2017.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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