Pigmeat — Food in Ireland
Ireland: Pigmeat — Food was 162 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pigmeat — Food in Ireland, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pigmeat — food in Ireland is 162 1000 t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pigmeat — food in Ireland peaked at 162 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 127 1000 t, in 2016.
Ireland ranks 58th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pigmeat — Food in Ireland, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 138 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 136 1000 t | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 145 1000 t | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 149 1000 t | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 142 1000 t | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 139 1000 t | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 127 1000 t | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 137 1000 t | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 145 1000 t | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 144 1000 t | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 145 1000 t | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 139 1000 t | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 146 1000 t | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 162 1000 t | +11.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 162 1000 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 137 1000 t, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 162 1000 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 162 1000 t, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 140.2 1000 t | 127 1000 t | 149 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 148 1000 t | 139 1000 t | 162 1000 t | 4 |
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 pigmeat — food in Ireland?
- Pigmeat — food in Ireland was 162 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pigmeat — food recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 162 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest pigmeat — food recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 127 1000 t in 2016.
- How does Ireland rank for pigmeat — food?
- Ireland ranks 58th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pigmeat — food rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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 Pigmeat — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.