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Potato production in Ireland

Potato production in Ireland was 368,340 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 14.3% from 2023. That is the 14th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes368,340
Change on 2023+14.3%
Rank14th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high2,145,0001961
Series low232,0002012

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Potato production in Ireland, 1961 to 2024

0500K1M1.5M2M2.5M19611971198119912001201120241961: 2,145,000 tonnes1962: 2,117,100 tonnes1963: 1,969,400 tonnes1964: 1,525,900 tonnes1965: 1,647,837 tonnes1966: 1,678,400 tonnes1967: 1,747,700 tonnes1968: 1,624,200 tonnes1969: 1,452,600 tonnes1970: 1,468,200 tonnes1971: 1,428,200 tonnes1972: 1,069,900 tonnes1973: 1,332,000 tonnes1974: 1,111,000 tonnes1975: 1,018,000 tonnes1976: 1,179,000 tonnes1977: 1,531,000 tonnes1978: 1,008,000 tonnes1979: 902,000 tonnes1980: 880,000 tonnes1981: 684,000 tonnes1982: 869,000 tonnes1983: 661,000 tonnes1984: 870,000 tonnes1985: 686,000 tonnes1986: 619,000 tonnes1987: 697,000 tonnes1988: 671,000 tonnes1989: 554,000 tonnes1990: 605,000 tonnes1991: 571,000 tonnes1992: 638,000 tonnes1993: 569,000 tonnes1994: 642,000 tonnes1995: 618,000 tonnes1996: 733,000 tonnes1997: 472,000 tonnes1998: 482,000 tonnes1999: 559,000 tonnes2000: 454,800 tonnes2001: 477,600 tonnes2002: 518,600 tonnes2003: 488,200 tonnes2004: 552,200 tonnes2005: 409,200 tonnes2006: 382,900 tonnes2007: 399,000 tonnes2008: 344,900 tonnes2009: 336,100 tonnes2010: 419,600 tonnes2011: 356,100 tonnes2012: 232,000 tonnes2013: 410,100 tonnes2014: 383,000 tonnes2015: 360,100 tonnes2016: 352,000 tonnes2017: 412,425 tonnes2018: 273,010 tonnes2019: 382,370 tonnes2020: 300,150 tonnes2021: 407,500 tonnes2022: 367,950 tonnes2023: 322,200 tonnes2024: 368,340 tonnes
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodtonnes
2024368,340
2023322,200
2022367,950
2021407,500
2020300,150
2019382,370
2018273,010
2017412,425
2016352,000
2015360,100
2014383,000
2013410,100
2012232,000
2011356,100
2010419,600
2009336,100
2008344,900
2007399,000
2006382,900
2005409,200
2004552,200
2003488,200
2002518,600
2001477,600
2000454,800
1999559,000
1998482,000
1997472,000
1996733,000
1995618,000
1994642,000
1993569,000
1992638,000
1991571,000
1990605,000
1989554,000
1988671,000
1987697,000
1986619,000
1985686,000
1984870,000
1983661,000
1982869,000
1981684,000
1980880,000
1979902,000
19781,008,000
19771,531,000
19761,179,000
19751,018,000
19741,111,000
19731,332,000
19721,069,900
19711,428,200
19701,468,200
19691,452,600
19681,624,200
19671,747,700
19661,678,400
19651,647,837
19641,525,900
19631,969,400
19622,117,100
19612,145,000

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Definition

Quantity of potatoes produced in the calendar year, in tonnes, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. Countries report to FAO through its annual production questionnaire; FAO fills gaps with official publications and its own estimates.

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): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, 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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APA 7

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510) (Potato 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

MLA 9

Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510), Potato 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/potato-production/ireland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510). Potato 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/potato-production/ireland.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510), Potato 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/potato-production/ireland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510): Potato production, Ireland, 1961 to 2024}},
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  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/potato-production/ireland. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, 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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What is the potato production in Ireland?

Potato production in Ireland was 368,340 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 14.3% from 2023. That is the 14th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest potato production in Ireland?

2,145,000 tonnes in 1961, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

Potato production elsewhere in European Union (27)

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