Agriculture & Rural in Ireland 3,854 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Ireland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Per capita meat consumption in the United States 36.2 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 37.8% 52nd Share of cereals allocated to human food 10.5% 2023 down 29.5% 192nd Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita 10.5% 2023 down 29.5% 192nd Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 83.5% 2023 down 1.5% 2nd Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses 6.0% 2023 up 2,124.9% 41st Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 5.06 million tonnes 2023 up 68.7% 37th Agricultural land use 4.19 million hectares 2023 down 6.4% 95th Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel 656,000 tonnes 2023 down 1.8% 122nd Per capita meat and fish consumption 36.2 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 37.8% 52nd Fertilizer use per capita 15.77 Kilograms per capita 2023 down 35.5% 10th Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade -6.4% 2023 down 362.7% 198th Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 230.44 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 19.5% 17th Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use 20.38 billion kilocalories per day 2023 up 19.8% 111th Nitrogen fertilizer use 280,569 tonnes 2023 down 15.4% 38th Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 194,209 1000 USD 2017 up 69.6% 74th Beans, dry — Area harvested 0 ha 1987 — 126th Beans, dry — Production 0 t 1987 — 126th Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production 111.59 2017 down 12.8% 55th Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross per capita 109.2 2017 down 20.4% 48th Meat, Total — Production, per capita 0.2151 t per person 2024 down 0.4% 3rd Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) 340.02 t 2017 down 15.0% 116th Meat, Total — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 49.5% 125th Fruit Primary — Production, per capita 0.0054 t per person 2024 down 29.8% 161st Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 1.1% 2025 down 29.5% 154th Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 6.3% 2025 down 25.9% 134th Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 3.9% 2025 down 27.6% 140th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 103.59 1000 No 2025 down 5.5% 124th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 89.32 1000 No 2025 down 5.5% 119th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 14.28 1000 No 2025 down 5.5% 132nd ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 3.9 % 2025 down 26.4% 129th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 6.3 % 2025 down 25.9% 122nd ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 1.1 % 2025 down 31.2% 144th Vegetables Primary — Production, per capita 0.0343 t per person 2024 down 29.6% 107th Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita 0.0006 ha per person 2024 down 51.3% 159th Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita 0.0683 t per person 2024 down 17.0% 77th Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita 0.0073 kg/ha per person 2024 down 15.2% 40th Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita 0.0017 ha per person 2024 down 15.5% 117th Fruit Primary — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 64.4% 167th Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per capita 0.0002 ha per person 2024 down 48.9% 168th Vegetables Primary — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 64.3% 164th Vegetables Primary — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 36.8% 129th Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 75.3% 165th Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 57.9% 147th Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 57.0% 135th Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 57.2% 154th Poultry Birds — Stocks, per capita 0.0032 1000 An per person 2020 down 2.1% 63rd Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita 0.0194 1000 An per person 2024 up 4.5% 24th Meat, Poultry — Production, per capita 0.0333 t per person 2024 up 46.9% 27th Fruit Primary — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 39.9% 127th Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 74.1% 167th Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 0.019 1000 An per person 2024 up 5.0% 24th Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production, per capita 0.0301 t per person 2024 up 58.9% 29th Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production, per capita 0.1959 t per person 2024 up 10.3% 51st Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 44.1% 157th Chickens — Stocks, per capita 0.003 1000 An per person 2020 down 0.1% 64th Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Gross 228 1000 Int$ 2017 down 14.9% 115th Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Index Number 95.41 2017 up 66.7% 74th Sugar Crops Primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number 93.26 2017 up 52.2% 48th Eggs Primary — Production, per capita 0.0112 t per person 2017 up 45.7% 56th Eggs Primary — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2017 up 24.0% 151st ← Previous Page 7 of 65 Next →