Agriculture & Rural in Ireland

3,878 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Ireland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 43.17 % 2023 down 0.8% 93rd
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 13.18 % 2023 down 19.3% 122nd
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value 1.05 % 2024 down 13.9% 158th
Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0 ha per square kilometre 2023 104th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production 1,639 1000 SLC 2017 down 12.8% 103rd
Other beans, green — Gross Production Value 2,163 1000 USD 2017 up 13.5% 60th
Tomato yields 333 tonnes per hectare 2024 down 4.9% 8th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value 367.67 1000 No 2023 up 16.6% 93rd
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 6.73 % 2023 down 18.6% 94th
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 1.43 % 2023 down 27.8% 116th
Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of 5.3 % 2023 down 15.7% 30th
Surface area 70,280 sq. km 2023 unchanged 121st
Agricultural land per capita 0.8061 hectares per capita 2023 down 16.7% 56th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 15.35 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 59.4% 71st
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 146.33 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 8.9% 12th
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 68.76 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 21.9% 13th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 146.33 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 8.9% 12th
Fish and seafood production 247,000 tonnes 2023 down 12.1% 58th
Fertilizer consumption 101,624 tonnes 2023 down 25.3% 86th
Fertilizer use by nutrient 280,569 tonnes 2023 down 15.4% 38th
Cropland area 441,000 hectares 2023 down 7.2% 136th
FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value 367.67 1000 No 2023 up 16.6% 93rd
FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value 13.67 % 2023 down 15.9% 106th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 123.55 1000 No 2023 up 10.3% 97th
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 4.59 % 2023 down 20.6% 104th
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 33.6 % 2023 down 5.4% 105th
Sunflower seed — Area harvested 30 ha 2024 up 200.0% 73rd
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per 0.119 t per square kilometre 2023 up 54.7% 98th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per 0.0038 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 31.3% 106th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 58.29 % 2023 down 5.7% 48th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 41.71 % 2023 up 9.2% 110th
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm 16.58 % 2023 down 29.7% 48th
Meat of ducks, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 3,223 1000 Int$ 1990 down 30.3% 38th
Cucumbers and gherkins — Gross Production Value 3,386 1000 SLC 2017 down 13.2% 93rd
Other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell 0 t 2024 65th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 244.12 1000 No 2023 up 20.1% 80th
FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value 244.12 1000 No 2023 up 20.1% 81st
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 66.4 % 2023 up 3.0% 41st
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 9.07 % 2023 down 13.5% 102nd
Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value 6,274 1000 USD 2017 up 20.5% 82nd
Barley — Gross Production Value 385,047 1000 USD 2017 up 33.9% 19th
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Production 3,279 t 2017 up 105.0% 29th
Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen 12,746 An 2017 up 99.2% 33rd
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 12,746 An 2017 up 99.2% 33rd
Coefficient of variation of habitual caloric consumption distribution 0.19 No 2024 down 9.5% 148th
Share of employment in agriculture 3.9% 2025 down 27.6% 140th
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 3.9% 2025 down 27.6% 140th
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 162,427 1000 SLC 2017 up 102.6% 113th
Tomatoes — Gross Production Value 5,526 1000 SLC 2024 down 6.0% 125th
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 1.1% 2025 down 29.5% 154th
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services 3.9% 2025 down 27.6% 140th
Strawberries — Gross Production Value 10,738 1000 Int$ 2017 up 60.4% 52nd
Horse meat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 10,980 1000 Int$ 2017 up 413.3% 23rd
Lettuce and chicory — Gross Production Value 5,771 1000 USD 2017 down 7.1% 52nd
Peas, green — Gross Production Index Number 92.16 2017 down 28.7% 57th
Peas, green — Gross per capita Production Index Number 90.11 2017 down 34.8% 49th
Strawberries — Production 6,560 t 2024 down 3.5% 52nd
Mules and hinnies — Stocks 1,187 An 2017 up 3.0% 57th
Other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell 0 ha 2024 65th
Raw milk of sheep — Production 0 t 2023 79th