Yields of important staple crops in Ireland
Ireland: Yields of important staple crops was 8.14 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
8.14
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
2nd
of 126 countries
All-time high
10.67
in 2015
All-time low
3.13
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961β2024
Yields of important staple crops in Ireland, 1961β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 8.14 for yields of important staple crops in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of important staple crops in Ireland peaked at 10.67 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.13, in 1964.
That places Ireland 2nd out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.62 | 3.13 | 4.56 | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.42 | 3.91 | 5.17 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.66 | 5.13 | 7.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.06 | 6.81 | 9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.84 | 8.17 | 9.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.28 | 7.22 | 10.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.01 | 7.77 | 10.43 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 1 New Zealand 10.01 compare
- 3 United Kingdom 7.28 compare
- 4 Zambia 7.09 compare
- 5 Germany 7.08 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.06 (2025)
- 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 yields of important staple crops in Ireland?
- Yields of important staple crops in Ireland was 8.14 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of important staple crops recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.67 in 2015.
- What is the lowest yields of important staple crops recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.13 in 1964.
- How does Ireland rank for yields of important staple crops?
- Ireland ranks 2nd out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of important staple crops rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of important staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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