Peas, green — Yield in Ireland
Ireland: Peas, green — Yield was 4,185 kg/ha in 2017. ▲ Rising
Peas, green — Yield in Ireland, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 4,185 kg/ha for peas, green — yield in 2017.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peas, green — yield in Ireland peaked at 5,000 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2,500 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Ireland 58th out of 91 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Peas, green — Yield in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,500 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3,000 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1974 | 3,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2,857 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 2,857 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3,125 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 3,125 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3,125 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3,125 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3,333 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 3,333 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3,500 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 3,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4,000 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 3,636 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 4,286 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1988 | 4,992 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 1989 | 4,993 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3,158 kg/ha | -36.8% |
| 1991 | 3,175 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 3,150 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 3,170 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 3,183 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 3,350 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 3,362 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 3,239 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 3,348 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 3,377 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 3,429 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 3,424 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 3,430 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 3,444 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 3,462 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 3,485 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 3,472 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 3,714 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 3,655 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 3,628 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 3,631 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 3,647 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 3,663 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 3,678 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 5,000 kg/ha | +35.9% |
| 2015 | 4,499 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 4,116 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 4,185 kg/ha | +1.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 4,185 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 4,622 kg/ha, 91% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 4,185 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,199 kg/ha, 100% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Peas, green — Yield in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -36.8% | 4,993 kg/ha | 3,158 kg/ha |
| 2014 | +35.9% | 3,678 kg/ha | 5,000 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,500 kg/ha | 2,500 kg/ha | 2,500 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,859 kg/ha | 2,500 kg/ha | 3,125 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,870 kg/ha | 3,125 kg/ha | 4,993 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,251 kg/ha | 3,150 kg/ha | 3,377 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,514 kg/ha | 3,424 kg/ha | 3,714 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,052 kg/ha | 3,631 kg/ha | 5,000 kg/ha | 8 |
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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 peas, green — yield in Ireland?
- Peas, green — yield in Ireland was 4,185 kg/ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest peas, green — yield recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 5,000 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest peas, green — yield recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,500 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Ireland rank for peas, green — yield?
- Ireland ranks 58th out of 91 countries with data for 2017.
- Is peas, green — yield rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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 Peas, green — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.