Cereal yield in Ireland
Ireland: Cereal yield was 7,325 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 7,325 kg per hectare for cereal yield in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Ireland peaked at 9,008 kg per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,929 kg per hectare, in 1964.
Ireland ranks 13th of 181 countries on this measure, 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 | 3,377 kg per hectare | 2,929 kg per hectare | 4,002 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,131 kg per hectare | 3,582 kg per hectare | 4,921 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,521 kg per hectare | 4,650 kg per hectare | 6,411 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,498 kg per hectare | 5,728 kg per hectare | 7,322 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,321 kg per hectare | 6,567 kg per hectare | 8,078 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,027 kg per hectare | 6,741 kg per hectare | 9,008 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,764 kg per hectare | 7,063 kg per hectare | 8,702 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 10 United States 8,414 kg per hectare compare
- 11 Bahamas 7,737 kg per hectare compare
- 12 Egypt 7,402 kg per hectare compare
- 14 United Kingdom 7,138 kg per hectare compare
- 15 Germany 7,007 kg per hectare compare
- 16 Netherlands 6,806 kg per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ireland
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Rural population 35.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 1.94 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 258,930 hectares (2024)
- Cereal production 1.90 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 895.87 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Ireland?
- Cereal yield in Ireland was 7,325 kg per hectare in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 9,008 kg per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,929 kg per hectare in 1964.
- How does Ireland rank for cereal yield?
- Ireland ranks 13th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.