Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre in Ireland
Ireland: Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre was 1.01 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.01 t per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
9th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.39 t per square kilometre
in 1993
All-time low
0.5371 t per square kilometre
in 1976
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 1.01 t per square kilometre for sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre in Ireland peaked at 1.39 t per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.5371 t per square kilometre, in 1976.
That places Ireland 9th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre in Ireland, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5402 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6825 t per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 1963 | 0.6952 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6788 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.6496 t per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.7042 t per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1967 | 0.6593 t per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1968 | 0.6404 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.6339 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5762 t per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.6863 t per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6535 t per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6295 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6532 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6677 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5371 t per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5371 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5952 t per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5661 t per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6097 t per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6387 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5879 t per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5777 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.594 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7011 t per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6705 t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6899 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7214 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9145 t per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1990 | 1.25 t per square kilometre | +36.5% |
| 1991 | 1.25 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.29 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.39 t per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 1.32 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 1.27 t per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 1.28 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.1 t per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1998 | 1.26 t per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 1.31 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 1.2 t per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 1.13 t per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9653 t per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9189 t per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.04 t per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 1.06 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.02 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9551 t per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8535 t per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7998 t per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6924 t per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7011 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7781 t per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8361 t per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8376 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8477 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8855 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.974 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.993 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9586 t per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9614 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9207 t per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9903 t per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 1.01 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 1.01 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0849 t per square kilometre, 11.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 1.01 t per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0878 t per square kilometre, 11.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6538 t per square kilometre | 0.5402 t per square kilometre | 0.7042 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6102 t per square kilometre | 0.5371 t per square kilometre | 0.6863 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6705 t per square kilometre | 0.5777 t per square kilometre | 0.9145 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 t per square kilometre | 1.1 t per square kilometre | 1.39 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9956 t per square kilometre | 0.7998 t per square kilometre | 1.2 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8504 t per square kilometre | 0.6924 t per square kilometre | 0.993 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9711 t per square kilometre | 0.9207 t per square kilometre | 1.01 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 6 New Zealand 1.64 t per square kilometre compare
- 7 Azerbaijan 1.08 t per square kilometre compare
- 8 Pakistan 1.04 t per square kilometre compare
- 10 India 0.9183 t per square kilometre compare
- 11 Grenada 0.9143 t per square kilometre compare
- 12 United Arab Emirates 0.8907 t per square kilometre 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 sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre in Ireland?
- Sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre in Ireland was 1.01 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 t per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5371 t per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Ireland rank for sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre?
- Ireland ranks 9th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.