Poultry Birds — Stocks in Ireland
Ireland: Poultry Birds — Stocks was 16,376 1000 An in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Stocks in Ireland, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry birds — stocks in Ireland is 16,376 1000 An, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — stocks in Ireland peaked at 16,433 1000 An in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7,924 1000 An, in 1964.
That places Ireland 110th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Stocks in Ireland, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,757 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 8,232 1000 An | -6.0% |
| 1963 | 8,182 1000 An | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 7,924 1000 An | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 9,234 1000 An | +16.5% |
| 1966 | 9,071 1000 An | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 8,635 1000 An | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 8,799 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 8,746 1000 An | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 8,645 1000 An | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 9,003 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 9,233 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 9,997 1000 An | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 9,967 1000 An | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 8,951 1000 An | -10.2% |
| 1976 | 9,066 1000 An | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 9,242 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 9,282 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 9,381 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 9,416 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 9,133 1000 An | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 9,080 1000 An | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 9,042 1000 An | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 8,319 1000 An | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 8,240 1000 An | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 8,334 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 8,222 1000 An | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 8,491 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 9,263 1000 An | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 9,385 1000 An | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 10,927 1000 An | +16.4% |
| 1992 | 11,209 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 11,144 1000 An | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 12,406 1000 An | +11.3% |
| 1995 | 13,537 1000 An | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 12,772 1000 An | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 13,170 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 12,916 1000 An | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 12,690 1000 An | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 14,537 1000 An | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 14,247 1000 An | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 14,463 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 14,415 1000 An | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 14,115 1000 An | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 13,864 1000 An | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 14,318 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 14,469 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 14,621 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 16,376 1000 An | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 15,133 1000 An | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 15,195 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 15,647 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 16,101 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 16,156 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 16,215 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 16,409 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 16,433 1000 An | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 16,376 1000 An | -0.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 16,376 1000 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 19,920 1000 An, 82% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 16,376 1000 An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17,071 1000 An, 96% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,620 1000 An | 7,924 1000 An | 9,234 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,277 1000 An | 8,645 1000 An | 9,997 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,754 1000 An | 8,222 1000 An | 9,416 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,016 1000 An | 9,385 1000 An | 13,537 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,542 1000 An | 13,864 1000 An | 16,376 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,911 1000 An | 15,133 1000 An | 16,433 1000 An | 8 |
| 2020s | 16,376 1000 An | 16,376 1000 An | 16,376 1000 An | 1 |
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 poultry birds — stocks in Ireland?
- Poultry birds — stocks in Ireland was 16,376 1000 An in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — stocks recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 16,433 1000 An in 2017.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — stocks recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,924 1000 An in 1964.
- How does Ireland rank for poultry birds — stocks?
- Ireland ranks 110th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — stocks rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 Poultry Birds — Stocks. 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.