Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Ireland
Ireland: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield was 1,570 kg/ha in 2017. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Ireland, 1975–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2017, oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Ireland stood at 1,570 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 19.9% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Ireland peaked at 1,713 kg/ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 304 kg/ha, in 1979.
Ireland ranks 20th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 380 kg/ha | — |
| 1976 | 380 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 345.5 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 345.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 304 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 1980 | 475 kg/ha | +56.2% |
| 1981 | 584.6 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 1982 | 855 kg/ha | +46.3% |
| 1983 | 760 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 1,425 kg/ha | +87.5% |
| 1985 | 1,330 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 1,140 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 1987 | 1,013 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1988 | 1,140 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 1,267 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 1,407 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 1,410 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1,159 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 1993 | 1,006 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 1994 | 1,009 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1,205 kg/ha | +19.4% |
| 1996 | 1,086 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1997 | 1,036 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 1,154 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 730.8 kg/ha | -36.7% |
| 2000 | 1,210 kg/ha | +65.6% |
| 2001 | 1,156 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 1,157 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,190 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1,157 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1,458 kg/ha | +26.0% |
| 2006 | 1,334 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 1,478 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 1,378 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 1,430 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 1,335 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 1,713 kg/ha | +28.3% |
| 2012 | 1,275 kg/ha | -25.6% |
| 2013 | 1,365 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 1,383 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1,704 kg/ha | +23.2% |
| 2016 | 1,309 kg/ha | -23.2% |
| 2017 | 1,570 kg/ha | +19.9% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 1,570 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 871.3 kg/ha, 1.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 1,570 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 720.45 kg/ha, 2.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 351 kg/ha | 304 kg/ha | 380 kg/ha | 5 |
| 1980s | 998.96 kg/ha | 475 kg/ha | 1,425 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,120 kg/ha | 730.8 kg/ha | 1,410 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,295 kg/ha | 1,156 kg/ha | 1,478 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,457 kg/ha | 1,275 kg/ha | 1,713 kg/ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 17 Nicaragua 1,828 kg/ha compare
- 17 United Republic of Tanzania 319.2 kg/ha compare
- 18 Equatorial Guinea 1,707 kg/ha compare
- 19 Cabo Verde 430.1 kg/ha compare
- 19 Denmark 1,582 kg/ha compare
- 19 Syrian Arab Republic 266.9 kg/ha compare
- 20 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 207 kg/ha compare
- 21 Chile 1,405 kg/ha compare
- 22 Oman 1,374 kg/ha
- 23 Gabon 1,369 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ireland
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.388 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0796 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.7634 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Ireland?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Ireland was 1,570 kg/ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,713 kg/ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 304 kg/ha in 1979.
- How does Ireland rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield?
- Ireland ranks 20th out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is oilcrops, oil 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, Oil 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.