Meat production in Ireland

Meat production in Ireland was 1,160,634 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 1.9% from 2023. That is the 9th highest of 26 EU countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes1,160,634

Change on 2023+1.9%

Rank9th of 26EU countries ranked

Series high1,188,7192020

Series low304,3071964

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Meat production in Ireland, 1961 to 2024

tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.

All 64 values

Period	tonnes
2024	1,160,634
2023	1,139,550
2022	1,186,244
2021	1,159,652
2020	1,188,719
2019	1,147,948
2018	1,143,556
2017	1,126,748
2016	1,044,896
2015	1,010,722
2014	1,005,668
2013	926,835
2012	903,494
2011	938,734
2010	933,329
2009	884,490
2008	914,125
2007	968,409
2006	941,143
2005	954,880
2004	970,555
2003	974,380
2002	960,880
2001	1,031,580
2000	1,016,480
1999	1,112,440
1998	1,036,740
1997	973,890
1996	943,940
1995	883,640
1994	852,690
1993	929,901
1992	951,200
1991	922,176
1990	850,361 Estimated
1989	721,405 Estimated
1988	739,093 Estimated
1987	748,628 Estimated
1986	760,923 Estimated
1985	696,035 Estimated
1984	649,088 Estimated
1983	614,401 Estimated
1982	599,762 Estimated
1981	565,962 Estimated
1980	694,967 Estimated
1979	630,152 Estimated
1978	612,100 Estimated
1977	599,294 Estimated
1976	533,504 Estimated
1975	604,239 Estimated
1974	558,086 Estimated
1973	439,983 Estimated
1972	451,972 Estimated
1971	475,687 Estimated
1970	434,231 Estimated
1969	419,419 Estimated
1968	393,062 Estimated
1967	407,804 Estimated
1966	338,143 Estimated
1965	322,461 Estimated
1964	304,307 Estimated
1963	314,355 Estimated
1962	305,487 Estimated
1961	311,867 Estimated

Rankings

Countries by meat production 201 places
EU countries by meat production 27 places

Definition

Meat from animals slaughtered in the country in the calendar year, all species, in tonnes of carcass weight. FAOSTAT item "Meat; Total", the sum FAO calculates from the meat of each species, imported live animals included.

Carcass weight, bone included, so it is higher than the boneless weight in consumption statistics. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

How to cite

FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510) (Meat production, Ireland, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510), Meat production, Ireland, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/ireland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Meat production, Ireland, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/ireland.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510), Meat production, Ireland, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/ireland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{food_meat_production_ireland_2024,
  author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510): Meat production, Ireland, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/ireland. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}

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