Pulses — Food supply in Ireland
Ireland: Pulses — Food supply was 20,588 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pulses — Food supply in Ireland, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pulses — food supply in Ireland is 20,588 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses — food supply in Ireland peaked at 73,744 million Kcal in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17,602 million Kcal, in 2021.
Ireland ranks 148th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Pulses — Food supply in Ireland, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 73,744 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 39,448 million Kcal | -46.5% |
| 2012 | 31,512 million Kcal | -20.1% |
| 2013 | 48,329 million Kcal | +53.4% |
| 2014 | 39,140 million Kcal | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 39,958 million Kcal | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 39,817 million Kcal | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 40,792 million Kcal | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 36,838 million Kcal | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 36,528 million Kcal | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 28,430 million Kcal | -22.2% |
| 2021 | 17,602 million Kcal | -38.1% |
| 2022 | 20,854 million Kcal | +18.5% |
| 2023 | 20,588 million Kcal | -1.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 20,588 million Kcal is below the median for high income countries, which is 65,676 million Kcal, 31% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 20,588 million Kcal is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 67,830 million Kcal, 30% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42,611 million Kcal | 31,512 million Kcal | 73,744 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,869 million Kcal | 17,602 million Kcal | 28,430 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 145 Jamaica 24,773 million Kcal compare
- 146 Cabo Verde 22,389 million Kcal compare
- 147 Lesotho 21,362 million Kcal compare
- 149 China, Hong Kong SAR 20,295 million Kcal compare
- 150 Botswana 20,241 million Kcal compare
- 151 Solomon Islands 19,683 million Kcal compare
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 pulses — food supply in Ireland?
- Pulses — food supply in Ireland was 20,588 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses — food supply recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 73,744 million Kcal in 2010.
- What is the lowest pulses — food supply recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,602 million Kcal in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for pulses — food supply?
- Ireland ranks 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses — food supply rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pulses — Food supply (kcal). 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.