Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield in Ireland
Ireland: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield was 2,479 kg/ha in 2017. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield in Ireland, 1975–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2017, oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in Ireland stood at 2,479 kg/ha.
The figure is up 19.9% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in Ireland peaked at 2,705 kg/ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 480 kg/ha, in 1979.
Ireland ranks 2nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 600 kg/ha | — |
| 1976 | 600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 545.5 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 545.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 480 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 1980 | 750 kg/ha | +56.2% |
| 1981 | 923.1 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 1982 | 1,350 kg/ha | +46.2% |
| 1983 | 1,200 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 2,250 kg/ha | +87.5% |
| 1985 | 2,100 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 1,800 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 1987 | 1,600 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1988 | 1,800 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 2,000 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 2,222 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 2,226 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1,830 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 1993 | 1,588 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 1994 | 1,594 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1,902 kg/ha | +19.4% |
| 1996 | 1,714 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1997 | 1,636 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 1,821 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 1,154 kg/ha | -36.7% |
| 2000 | 1,911 kg/ha | +65.6% |
| 2001 | 1,825 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 1,827 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,878 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1,827 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 2,303 kg/ha | +26.0% |
| 2006 | 2,106 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 2,334 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 2,175 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 2,257 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 2,108 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 2,705 kg/ha | +28.3% |
| 2012 | 2,013 kg/ha | -25.6% |
| 2013 | 2,155 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 2,183 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 2,690 kg/ha | +23.2% |
| 2016 | 2,067 kg/ha | -23.2% |
| 2017 | 2,479 kg/ha | +19.9% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 2,479 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,312 kg/ha, 1.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 2,479 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,505 kg/ha, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 554.2 kg/ha | 480 kg/ha | 600 kg/ha | 5 |
| 1980s | 1,577 kg/ha | 750 kg/ha | 2,250 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,769 kg/ha | 1,154 kg/ha | 2,226 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,044 kg/ha | 1,825 kg/ha | 2,334 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,300 kg/ha | 2,013 kg/ha | 2,705 kg/ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 1 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,399 kg/ha compare
- 1 Denmark 2,498 kg/ha compare
- 2 Türkiye 1,267 kg/ha compare
- 3 Brazil 2,383 kg/ha compare
- 3 Viet Nam 996.7 kg/ha compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 996.5 kg/ha compare
- 4 Uruguay 2,361 kg/ha compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 978.4 kg/ha compare
- 5 Paraguay 2,310 kg/ha compare
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 oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in Ireland?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in Ireland was 2,479 kg/ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,705 kg/ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 480 kg/ha in 1979.
- How does Ireland rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield?
- Ireland ranks 2nd out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.