Rye — Area harvested in Ireland
Ireland: Rye — Area harvested was 0 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rye — Area harvested in Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0 ha for rye — area harvested in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye — area harvested in Ireland peaked at 850 ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 2018.
That places Ireland 64th out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rye — Area harvested in Ireland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 728 ha | — |
| 1962 | 809 ha | +11.1% |
| 1963 | 769 ha | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 850 ha | +10.5% |
| 1965 | 652 ha | -23.3% |
| 1966 | 567 ha | -13.0% |
| 1967 | 567 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 324 ha | -42.9% |
| 1969 | 324 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 325 ha | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 324 ha | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 364 ha | +12.3% |
| 1973 | 404 ha | +11.0% |
| 1974 | 405 ha | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 289 ha | -28.6% |
| 1976 | 405 ha | +40.1% |
| 1977 | 400 ha | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 350 ha | -12.5% |
| 1979 | 300 ha | -14.3% |
| 1980 | 200 ha | -33.3% |
| 1981 | 200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 300 ha | +50.0% |
| 1984 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 400 ha | +33.3% |
| 1987 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 374 ha | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 200 ha | -46.5% |
| 1992 | 208 ha | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 212 ha | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 214 ha | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 215 ha | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 216 ha | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 216 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 217 ha | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 217 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 218 ha | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 218 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 219 ha | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 219 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 218 ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 215 ha | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 212 ha | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 209 ha | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 207 ha | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 204 ha | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 202 ha | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 200 ha | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 195 ha | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 195 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 194 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 194 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 190 ha | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 189 ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 ha | — |
| 2020 | 0 ha | — |
| 2021 | 0 ha | — |
| 2022 | 0 ha | — |
| 2023 | 0 ha | — |
| 2024 | 0 ha | — |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 12,740 ha. (31 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,750 ha. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rye — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -100.0% | 189 ha | 0 ha |
| 1983 | +50.0% | 200 ha | 300 ha |
| 1991 | -46.5% | 374 ha | 200 ha |
| 1968 | -42.9% | 567 ha | 324 ha |
| 1976 | +40.1% | 289 ha | 405 ha |
| 1980 | -33.3% | 300 ha | 200 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 621.11 ha | 324 ha | 850 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 356.6 ha | 289 ha | 405 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 310 ha | 200 ha | 400 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 228.9 ha | 200 ha | 374 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 213.9 ha | 204 ha | 219 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 155.9 ha | 0 ha | 202 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 5 |
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 rye — area harvested in Ireland?
- Rye — area harvested in Ireland was 0 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rye — area harvested recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 850 ha in 1964.
- What is the lowest rye — area harvested recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 2018.
- How does Ireland rank for rye — area harvested?
- Ireland ranks 64th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye — area harvested rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rye — Area harvested. 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.