Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Energy supply — Value in Ireland
Ireland: Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Energy supply — Value was 140 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Energy supply — Value in Ireland, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — energy supply — value in Ireland is 140 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — energy supply — value in Ireland peaked at 170 kcal/cap/d in 2013 and was at its lowest, 118 kcal/cap/d, in 2020.
Ireland ranks 53rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Energy supply — Value in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 163 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 160 kcal/cap/d | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 164 kcal/cap/d | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 170 kcal/cap/d | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 155 kcal/cap/d | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 143 kcal/cap/d | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 139 kcal/cap/d | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 136 kcal/cap/d | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 135 kcal/cap/d | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 138 kcal/cap/d | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 118 kcal/cap/d | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 155 kcal/cap/d | +31.4% |
| 2022 | 140 kcal/cap/d | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 140 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 140 kcal/cap/d is above the median for high income countries, which is 90 kcal/cap/d, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 140 kcal/cap/d is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 103 kcal/cap/d, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 150.3 kcal/cap/d | 135 kcal/cap/d | 170 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 138.25 kcal/cap/d | 118 kcal/cap/d | 155 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 50 Azerbaijan 147 kcal/cap/d compare
- 51 China, mainland 144 kcal/cap/d compare
- 52 China 142 kcal/cap/d compare
- 53 Senegal 140 kcal/cap/d compare
- 55 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 139 kcal/cap/d compare
- 55 Zimbabwe 139 kcal/cap/d 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 roots, tubers, plantains and their products — energy supply — value in Ireland?
- Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — energy supply — value in Ireland was 140 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — energy supply — value recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 170 kcal/cap/d in 2013.
- What is the lowest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — energy supply — value recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 118 kcal/cap/d in 2020.
- How does Ireland rank for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — energy supply — value?
- Ireland ranks 53rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — energy supply — value rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. 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 Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Energy supply — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset presents average daily per capita macro and micro nutrient availability by country and by FAO/WHO GIFT food groups (that are different from those used for the Food Balance Sheets), expressed in grams/milligrams/micrograms/kcal per capita per day. The population numbers used to calculate these statistics can be found in the Supply Utilization Accounts (SUA) dataset of FAOSTAT, as Total Population. Food availability quantities are derived from the SUA dataset. SUAs present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply and utilization during a specified reference period. The SUA 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 capita 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.