Milk yields per animal in Ireland
Ireland: Milk yields per animal was 5,779 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5,779
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
28th
of 191 countries
All-time high
6,031
in 2022
All-time low
1,938
in 1965
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Milk yields per animal in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 5,779 for milk yields per animal in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk yields per animal in Ireland peaked at 6,031 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,938, in 1965.
That places Ireland 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,018 | 1,938 | 2,123 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,631 | 2,167 | 3,165 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,597 | 3,139 | 3,880 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,217 | 3,995 | 4,339 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,652 | 4,382 | 4,816 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,090 | 4,723 | 5,783 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,924 | 5,779 | 6,031 | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Ireland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 1.94 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 35.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.06 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.06 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 258,930 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk yields per animal in Ireland?
- Milk yields per animal in Ireland was 5,779 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk yields per animal recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 6,031 in 2022.
- What is the lowest milk yields per animal recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,938 in 1965.
- How does Ireland rank for milk yields per animal?
- Ireland ranks 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk yields per animal rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Milk yields per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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