Pigmeat — Production in Ireland
Ireland: Pigmeat — Production was 301 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pigmeat — Production in Ireland, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 301 1000 t for pigmeat — production in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pigmeat — production in Ireland peaked at 335 1000 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 215 1000 t, in 2010.
That places Ireland 41st out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pigmeat — Production in Ireland, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 215 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 235 1000 t | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 241 1000 t | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 239 1000 t | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 254 1000 t | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 276 1000 t | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 283 1000 t | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 294 1000 t | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 303 1000 t | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 304 1000 t | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 320 1000 t | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 335 1000 t | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 333 1000 t | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 301 1000 t | -9.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 301 1000 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 75.5 1000 t, 4.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 301 1000 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80 1000 t, 3.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 264.4 1000 t | 215 1000 t | 304 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 322.25 1000 t | 301 1000 t | 335 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 — production in Ireland?
- Pigmeat — production in Ireland was 301 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pigmeat — production recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 335 1000 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest pigmeat — production recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 215 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Ireland rank for pigmeat — production?
- Ireland ranks 41st out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pigmeat — production rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. 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 — Production. 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.