Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value in Ireland
Ireland: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value was 4.54 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 2017. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value in Ireland, 1961–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 Int$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value in Ireland is 4.54 1000 Int$ per square kilometre, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of 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 6.49 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.29 1000 Int$ per square kilometre, in 1979.
Ireland ranks 7th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Int$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.49 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.13 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1963 | 3.14 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 3.17 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 3.03 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 3.29 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1967 | 3.07 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1968 | 2.98 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 2.89 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 2.55 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1971 | 3.09 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1972 | 3.01 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 2.88 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 3.01 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 3.12 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 2.37 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1977 | 2.32 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 2.4 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 2.29 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 2.73 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1981 | 2.98 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 2.71 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 2.7 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 2.75 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 3.27 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1986 | 3.13 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 3.22 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 3.37 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 4.27 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1990 | 5.82 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +36.5% |
| 1991 | 5.84 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 6.04 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 6.49 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 6.14 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 5.93 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 5.99 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 5.11 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1998 | 5.87 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 6.12 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 5.61 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 5.29 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 4.5 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 4.29 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 4.86 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 4.96 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 4.76 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 4.46 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 3.98 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 3.73 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 3.23 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 3.27 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 3.37 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 3.88 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 3.91 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 3.95 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 4.13 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 4.54 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +10.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 4.54 1000 Int$ per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2591 1000 Int$ per square kilometre, 17.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 4.54 1000 Int$ per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3379 1000 Int$ per square kilometre, 13.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.02 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 2.49 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 3.29 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.7 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 2.29 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 3.12 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.11 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 2.7 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 4.27 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.94 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 5.11 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 6.49 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.65 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 3.73 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 5.61 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.79 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 3.23 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 4.54 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 4 Palestine 6.54 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 5 Israel 5.43 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 4.75 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 8 Tajikistan 3.54 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 9 Albania 2.54 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 2.51 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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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 4.54 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.49 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.29 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 1979.
- How does Ireland rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value?
- Ireland ranks 7th out of 160 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.