Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0194 1000 An per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per person.
Analysis
In 2024, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Ireland stood at 0.0194 1000 An per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Ireland peaked at 0.0219 1000 An per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 1000 An per person, in 1962.
That places Ireland 24th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0038 1000 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0036 1000 An per person | -4.6% |
| 1963 | 0.004 1000 An per person | +9.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0042 1000 An per person | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0045 1000 An per person | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0053 1000 An per person | +17.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0052 1000 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0062 1000 An per person | +19.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0065 1000 An per person | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0065 1000 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.007 1000 An per person | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0086 1000 An per person | +22.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0085 1000 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.008 1000 An per person | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0073 1000 An per person | -9.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0085 1000 An per person | +16.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0079 1000 An per person | -6.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0083 1000 An per person | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0092 1000 An per person | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0092 1000 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0092 1000 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0097 1000 An per person | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0095 1000 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0097 1000 An per person | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0092 1000 An per person | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0101 1000 An per person | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0118 1000 An per person | +17.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0128 1000 An per person | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0125 1000 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0133 1000 An per person | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0146 1000 An per person | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0148 1000 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.016 1000 An per person | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0176 1000 An per person | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 0.018 1000 An per person | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0186 1000 An per person | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0192 1000 An per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0193 1000 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0208 1000 An per person | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0203 1000 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0218 1000 An per person | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0219 1000 An per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0218 1000 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0217 1000 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0214 1000 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0208 1000 An per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0188 1000 An per person | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0186 1000 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0195 1000 An per person | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0181 1000 An per person | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.018 1000 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0181 1000 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0182 1000 An per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0185 1000 An per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0183 1000 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0183 1000 An per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0182 1000 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0187 1000 An per person | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0196 1000 An per person | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0207 1000 An per person | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0199 1000 An per person | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0191 1000 An per person | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0193 1000 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0194 1000 An per person | +0.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.0194 1000 An per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0116 1000 An per person, 1.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.0194 1000 An per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0112 1000 An per person, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0048 1000 An per person | 0.0036 1000 An per person | 0.0065 1000 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.008 1000 An per person | 0.0065 1000 An per person | 0.0092 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0104 1000 An per person | 0.0092 1000 An per person | 0.0128 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0172 1000 An per person | 0.0133 1000 An per person | 0.0208 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0207 1000 An per person | 0.0186 1000 An per person | 0.0219 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0184 1000 An per person | 0.018 1000 An per person | 0.0196 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0197 1000 An per person | 0.0191 1000 An per person | 0.0207 1000 An per person | 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, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Ireland?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Ireland was 0.0194 1000 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0219 1000 An per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 1000 An per person in 1962.
- How does Ireland rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 24th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.