Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Import quantity in Ireland
Ireland: Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Import quantity was 165 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Import quantity in Ireland, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity in Ireland stood at 165 1000 t. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity in Ireland peaked at 209 1000 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 165 1000 t, in 2023.
Ireland ranks 81st of 194 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.
Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Import quantity in Ireland, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 186 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 188 1000 t | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 169 1000 t | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 187 1000 t | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 180 1000 t | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 171 1000 t | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 209 1000 t | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 184 1000 t | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 203 1000 t | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 190 1000 t | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 185 1000 t | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 168 1000 t | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 167 1000 t | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 165 1000 t | -1.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 165 1000 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 133 1000 t, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 165 1000 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 146 1000 t, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 186.7 1000 t | 169 1000 t | 209 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 171.25 1000 t | 165 1000 t | 185 1000 t | 4 |
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 sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity in Ireland?
- Sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity in Ireland was 165 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 209 1000 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 165 1000 t in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity?
- Ireland ranks 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar (raw equivalent) — import quantity rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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 Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Import quantity. 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.