Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Food supply in Ireland
Ireland: Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Food supply was 611,374 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Food supply in Ireland, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, sugar (raw equivalent) — food supply in Ireland stood at 611,374 million Kcal.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar (raw equivalent) — food supply in Ireland peaked at 677,022 million Kcal in 2016 and was at its lowest, 466,322 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Ireland 106th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Food supply in Ireland, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 466,322 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 485,512 million Kcal | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 498,779 million Kcal | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 477,283 million Kcal | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 609,256 million Kcal | +27.7% |
| 2015 | 568,844 million Kcal | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 677,022 million Kcal | +19.0% |
| 2017 | 611,317 million Kcal | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 616,320 million Kcal | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 594,836 million Kcal | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 585,226 million Kcal | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 593,220 million Kcal | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 557,944 million Kcal | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 611,374 million Kcal | +9.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 611,374 million Kcal is above the median for high income countries, which is 598,288 million Kcal, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 611,374 million Kcal is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 647,157 million Kcal, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 560,549 million Kcal | 466,322 million Kcal | 677,022 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 586,941 million Kcal | 557,944 million Kcal | 611,374 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 103 Burkina Faso 648,683 million Kcal compare
- 104 Portugal 647,157 million Kcal compare
- 105 China, Hong Kong SAR 623,918 million Kcal compare
- 107 Tajikistan 607,941 million Kcal compare
- 108 Finland 585,201 million Kcal compare
- 109 Norway 548,363 million Kcal 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 sugar (raw equivalent) — food supply in Ireland?
- Sugar (raw equivalent) — food supply in Ireland was 611,374 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar (raw equivalent) — food supply recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 677,022 million Kcal in 2016.
- What is the lowest sugar (raw equivalent) — food supply recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 466,322 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Ireland rank for sugar (raw equivalent) — food supply?
- Ireland ranks 106th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar (raw equivalent) — food supply rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. 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 Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet 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 caput 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. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.