Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Ireland
Ireland: Wheat — Gross Production Index Number was 99.21 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Ireland, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — gross production index number in Ireland is 99.21, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross production index number in Ireland peaked at 148.33 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 26.97, in 1966.
Ireland ranks 64th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68.39 | — |
| 1962 | 63.89 | -6.6% |
| 1963 | 43.75 | -31.5% |
| 1964 | 39.53 | -9.6% |
| 1965 | 33.86 | -14.3% |
| 1966 | 26.97 | -20.3% |
| 1967 | 43.37 | +60.8% |
| 1968 | 60.01 | +38.4% |
| 1969 | 52.8 | -12.0% |
| 1970 | 55.45 | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 55.33 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 39.35 | -28.9% |
| 1973 | 33.31 | -15.3% |
| 1974 | 35.66 | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 28.38 | -20.4% |
| 1976 | 29.11 | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 36.38 | +25.0% |
| 1978 | 36.82 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 36.68 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 39.59 | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 41.62 | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 58.22 | +39.9% |
| 1983 | 56.32 | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 87.61 | +55.6% |
| 1985 | 72.04 | -17.8% |
| 1986 | 61.71 | -14.3% |
| 1987 | 58.51 | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 66.22 | +13.2% |
| 1989 | 66.8 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 87.03 | +30.3% |
| 1991 | 98.09 | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 103.92 | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 78.45 | -24.5% |
| 1994 | 83.25 | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 84.85 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 112.21 | +32.2% |
| 1997 | 105.52 | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 97.95 | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 86.89 | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 107.32 | +23.5% |
| 2001 | 111.95 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 126.21 | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 115.57 | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 148.33 | +28.3% |
| 2005 | 116.82 | -21.2% |
| 2006 | 116.58 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 103.83 | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 144.49 | +39.2% |
| 2009 | 100.44 | -30.5% |
| 2010 | 97.39 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 135.24 | +38.9% |
| 2012 | 103.03 | -23.8% |
| 2013 | 79.36 | -23.0% |
| 2014 | 104.35 | +31.5% |
| 2015 | 101.38 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 94.27 | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 99.21 | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.06 | 26.97 | 68.39 | 9 |
| 1970s | 38.65 | 28.38 | 55.45 | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.86 | 39.59 | 87.61 | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.82 | 78.45 | 112.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 119.15 | 100.44 | 148.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.78 | 79.36 | 135.24 | 8 |
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- 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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.06 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — gross production index number in Ireland?
- Wheat — gross production index number in Ireland was 99.21 in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — gross production index number recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 148.33 in 2004.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross production index number recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.97 in 1966.
- How does Ireland rank for wheat — gross production index number?
- Ireland ranks 64th out of 115 countries with data for 2017.
- Is wheat — gross production index number rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 Wheat — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.