Pulses, Total — Yield in Ireland
Ireland: Pulses, Total — Yield was 4,621 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pulses, Total — Yield in Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 4,621 kg/ha for pulses, total — yield in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — yield in Ireland peaked at 6,565 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,562 kg/ha, in 1964.
Ireland ranks 5th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Pulses, Total — Yield in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,000 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,812 kg/ha | +40.6% |
| 1963 | 1,800 kg/ha | -36.0% |
| 1964 | 1,562 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 1965 | 1,625 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 2,833 kg/ha | +74.4% |
| 1967 | 2,400 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 1968 | 3,143 kg/ha | +31.0% |
| 1969 | 3,000 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 2,778 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 2,083 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1972 | 3,250 kg/ha | +56.0% |
| 1973 | 3,333 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 2,500 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1975 | 3,333 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 1976 | 3,000 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1977 | 3,333 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 3,000 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 4,000 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 3,000 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1981 | 3,333 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 3,250 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 3,801 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 1984 | 3,499 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 3,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2,500 kg/ha | -28.6% |
| 1987 | 2,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,531 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 5,358 kg/ha | +111.7% |
| 1990 | 4,370 kg/ha | -18.4% |
| 1991 | 4,667 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 4,754 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 4,241 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 4,459 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 4,499 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 4,517 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 4,513 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 4,438 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 4,381 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 5,133 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 2001 | 5,158 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 4,706 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 4,893 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 5,538 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 5,108 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 4,878 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 4,414 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 4,625 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 5,415 kg/ha | +17.1% |
| 2010 | 5,435 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 5,893 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 4,780 kg/ha | -18.9% |
| 2013 | 5,178 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 5,886 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 6,467 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 5,648 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 6,565 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 2,525 kg/ha | -61.5% |
| 2019 | 4,995 kg/ha | +97.8% |
| 2020 | 4,393 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 5,210 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 2022 | 5,687 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 4,625 kg/ha | -18.7% |
| 2024 | 4,621 kg/ha | -0.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 4,621 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,047 kg/ha, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 4,621 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,081 kg/ha, 2.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pulses, Total — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +111.7% | 2,531 kg/ha | 5,358 kg/ha |
| 2019 | +97.8% | 2,525 kg/ha | 4,995 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,353 kg/ha | 1,562 kg/ha | 3,143 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,061 kg/ha | 2,083 kg/ha | 4,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,327 kg/ha | 2,500 kg/ha | 5,358 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,484 kg/ha | 4,241 kg/ha | 4,754 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,987 kg/ha | 4,414 kg/ha | 5,538 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,337 kg/ha | 2,525 kg/ha | 6,565 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,907 kg/ha | 4,393 kg/ha | 5,687 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 2 Malaysia 14,761 kg/ha compare
- 2 Türkiye 1,592 kg/ha compare
- 3 Jordan 5,874 kg/ha compare
- 3 Timor-Leste 1,413 kg/ha compare
- 4 Belgium-Luxembourg 4,652 kg/ha compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 1,279 kg/ha compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,207 kg/ha compare
- 6 Belgium 4,162 kg/ha compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 1,046 kg/ha compare
- 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,992 kg/ha compare
- 7 Viet Nam 1,021 kg/ha compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 1,002 kg/ha compare
- 8 Uzbekistan 3,609 kg/ha 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, total — yield in Ireland?
- Pulses, total — yield in Ireland was 4,621 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses, total — yield recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 6,565 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — yield recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,562 kg/ha in 1964.
- How does Ireland rank for pulses, total — yield?
- Ireland ranks 5th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pulses, total — yield rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. 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 Pulses, Total — Yield. 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.