Wheat and products — Food in Ireland
Ireland: Wheat and products — Food was 495 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Wheat and products — Food in Ireland, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat and products — food in Ireland is 495 1000 t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat and products — food in Ireland peaked at 596 1000 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 439 1000 t, in 2021.
Ireland ranks 102nd 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.
Wheat and products — Food in Ireland, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 547 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 550 1000 t | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 596 1000 t | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 579 1000 t | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 519 1000 t | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 576 1000 t | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 555 1000 t | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 552 1000 t | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 564 1000 t | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 511 1000 t | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 457 1000 t | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 439 1000 t | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 447 1000 t | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 495 1000 t | +10.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 495 1000 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 508.5 1000 t, 97% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 495 1000 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 854 1000 t, 58% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 554.9 1000 t | 511 1000 t | 596 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 459.5 1000 t | 439 1000 t | 495 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 99 New Zealand 508 1000 t compare
- 100 Bulgaria 503 1000 t compare
- 101 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 498 1000 t compare
- 103 Dominican Republic 494 1000 t compare
- 104 Haiti 488 1000 t compare
- 105 Georgia 486 1000 t 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 wheat and products — food in Ireland?
- Wheat and products — food in Ireland was 495 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat and products — food recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 596 1000 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest wheat and products — food recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 439 1000 t in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for wheat and products — food?
- Ireland ranks 102nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat and products — food rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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 Wheat and products — Food. 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.