FAOSTAT · 2024
Agricultural production in Ireland
According to FAOSTAT, Ireland produced 1.9 million t of cereals, 184,980 t of vegetables, 29,080 t of fruit and 1.2 million t of meat in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were barley (1.3 million t), wheat (388,510 t) and potatoes (368,340 t).
- Products recorded
- 43
- World #1
- 0
- products
- World top 10
- 6
- products
- Year
- 2024
Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in dry broad beans and horse beans (+368%), followed by rapeseed (+92%).
Livestock numbers: 6.3 million cattle, 1.5 million pigs, 3.6 million sheep and 7,300 goats.
Totals by group
| Group | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All cereals | 1,896,580 | 92 | 0.06% | −27% |
| All meat | 1,160,634 | 43 | 0.31% | +15% |
| All roots and tubers | 368,340 | 106 | 0.04% | −3.8% |
| All vegetables | 184,980 | 121 | 0.02% | −19% |
| All pulses | 87,520 | 78 | 0.09% | +325% |
| All fruit | 29,080 | 157 | 0% | −19% |
All products by volume, 2024
| Product | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skim milk of cows | 5,628,039 | 7 | 3.94% | +77% |
| Barley | 1,282,050 | 22 | 0.9% | −26% |
| Beer | 810,000 | 36 | 0.44% | +1.1% |
| Beef (cattle meat) | 602,600 | 23 | 0.86% | +3.5% |
| Wheat | 388,510 | 65 | 0.05% | −46% |
| Potatoes | 368,340 | 77 | 0.09% | −3.8% |
| Pork (pig meat) | 311,530 | 37 | 0.25% | +23% |
| Butter of cow milk | 299,300 | 6 | 5% | +48% |
| Cheese from whole cow milk | 284,900 | 18 | 1.24% | +56% |
| Whey, dry | 268,500 | 4 | 8.13% | +142% |
| Oats | 226,020 | 24 | 1.01% | +51% |
| Skim milk and whey powder | 167,200 | 7 | 3.55% | +242% |
| Chicken meat | 162,200 | 69 | 0.13% | +84% |
| Whole milk, condensed | 101,700 | 5 | 5.18% | +40,580% |
| Broad beans and horse beans, dry | 82,350 | 14 | 1.32% | +368% |
| Tallow | 74,100 | 17 | 0.9% | +100% |
| Mushrooms | 70,150 | 14 | 0.14% | +0.8% |
| Rapeseed | 65,620 | 38 | 0.07% | +92% |
| Sheep meat | 62,970 | 33 | 0.55% | +9.1% |
| Carrots and turnips | 58,110 | 60 | 0.13% | −2.7% |
| Whole milk powder | 57,000 | 12 | 1.14% | +63% |
| Buttermilk, dry | 23,566 | 9 | 3.6% | +73% |
| Cabbages | 23,030 | 92 | 0.03% | −5.2% |
| Apples | 21,990 | 70 | 0.02% | +12% |
| Cream, fresh | 21,500 | 31 | 0.58% | −6.7% |
| Turkey meat | 16,790 | 24 | 0.33% | +3.7% |
| Margarine and shortening | 14,900 | 52 | 0.11% | −6.9% |
| Pig fat, rendered | 13,500 | 32 | 0.22% | +27% |
| Rapeseed or canola oil, crude | 12,525 | 49 | 0.04% | +18% |
| Cauliflower and broccoli | 9,980 | 50 | 0.04% | −18% |
| Onions, dry | 8,260 | 117 | 0.01% | +62% |
| Strawberries | 6,560 | 49 | 0.06% | −3.5% |
| Lettuce and chicory | 6,140 | 60 | 0.02% | −22% |
| Peas, dry | 5,170 | 59 | 0.04% | +72% |
| Cheese from skimmed cow milk | 3,591 | 34 | 0.13% | −4.0% |
| Leeks | 3,480 | 29 | 0.16% | +105% |
| Tomatoes | 3,330 | 138 | 0% | −21% |
| Soya bean oil | 3,200 | 82 | 0.01% | +39% |
| Spinach | 1,700 | 43 | 0.01% | — |
| Tea, packed | 1,657 | 52 | 0.02% | — |
| Pumpkins and squash | 800 | 112 | 0% | — |
| Raspberries | 430 | 34 | 0.05% | +39% |
| Currants | 100 | 30 | 0.01% | −55% |
Live animals, 2024
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.