Sheep fat, unrendered — Production, per square kilometre in Ireland
Ireland: Sheep fat, unrendered — Production, per square kilometre was 0.0701 t per square kilometre in 2017. ▲ Rising
Sheep fat, unrendered — Production, per square kilometre in Ireland, 1961–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.0701 t per square kilometre for sheep fat, unrendered — production, per square kilometre in 2017.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep fat, unrendered — production, per square kilometre in Ireland peaked at 0.1001 t per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0387 t per square kilometre, in 1976.
Ireland ranks 7th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Sheep fat, unrendered — Production, per square kilometre in Ireland, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0389 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0491 t per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0501 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0489 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0468 t per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0507 t per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0475 t per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0461 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0456 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0415 t per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0494 t per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0471 t per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0453 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.047 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0481 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0387 t per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0387 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0429 t per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0408 t per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0439 t per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.046 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0423 t per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0416 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0428 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0505 t per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0483 t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0497 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0519 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0658 t per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0899 t per square kilometre | +36.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0902 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0932 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1001 t per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0948 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0916 t per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0925 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0789 t per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0906 t per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0944 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0866 t per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0816 t per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0695 t per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0662 t per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.075 t per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0766 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0735 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0688 t per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0615 t per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0576 t per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0499 t per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0505 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.056 t per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0602 t per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0603 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.061 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0638 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0701 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.0701 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.003 t per square kilometre, 23.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.0701 t per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0041 t per square kilometre, 17.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0471 t per square kilometre | 0.0389 t per square kilometre | 0.0507 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0439 t per square kilometre | 0.0387 t per square kilometre | 0.0494 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0483 t per square kilometre | 0.0416 t per square kilometre | 0.0658 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0916 t per square kilometre | 0.0789 t per square kilometre | 0.1001 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0717 t per square kilometre | 0.0576 t per square kilometre | 0.0866 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.059 t per square kilometre | 0.0499 t per square kilometre | 0.0701 t per square kilometre | 8 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.64 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep fat, unrendered — production, per square kilometre in Ireland?
- Sheep fat, unrendered — production, per square kilometre in Ireland was 0.0701 t per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep fat, unrendered — production, per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1001 t per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest sheep fat, unrendered — production, per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0387 t per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Ireland rank for sheep fat, unrendered — production, per square kilometre?
- Ireland ranks 7th out of 160 countries with data for 2017.
- Is sheep fat, unrendered — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 fat, unrendered — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep fat, unrendered — 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 fat, unrendered — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep fat, unrendered — 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 fat, unrendered — 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.