> In 2024 Ireland produced 368,340 t of all roots and tubers, the 106th largest in the world (0.04% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 3.8%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/ireland/

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# All roots and tubers production in Ireland

In 2024 Ireland produced 368,340 t of all roots and tubers, the 106th largest in the world (0.04% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 3.8%. The record was 2.1 million t in 1961. Area harvested: 9,300 ha, yield 39.6 t/ha.

Production, 2024368,340 t
World rank106 of 192
10-year change−3.8%
Record2.1 million t1961

## All roots and tubers in Ireland, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Ireland compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.04%0.05% in 2014
Yield, t/ha39.6world 13.1 (+202%)
kg per person70.1world 116
10-year change−3.8%world +13%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 104 | [Switzerland](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/switzerland/) | 370,665 | 0.04% |
| 105 | [Libya](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/libya/) | 369,147 | 0.04% |
| 106 | **Ireland** | 368,340 | 0.04% |
| 107 | [Portugal](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/portugal/) | 357,550 | 0.04% |
| 108 | [Norway](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/norway/) | 354,900 | 0.04% |

[Full ranking of 192 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/)

### Map of world production of roots and tubers

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Ireland is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 368,340 | +14% | 9,300 | 39.61 |
| 2023 | 322,200 | −12% | 8,210 | 39.24 |
| 2022 | 367,950 | −9.7% | 8,490 | 43.34 |
| 2021 | 407,500 | +36% | 8,930 | 45.63 |
| 2020 | 300,150 | −22% | 8,890 | 33.76 |
| 2019 | 382,370 | +40% | 8,670 | 44.10 |
| 2018 | 273,010 | −34% | 8,230 | 33.17 |
| 2017 | 412,425 | +17% | 9,179 | 44.93 |
| 2016 | 352,000 | −2.2% | 9,000 | 39.11 |
| 2015 | 360,100 | −6.0% | 8,500 | 42.36 |
| 2014 | 383,000 | −6.6% | 9,500 | 40.32 |
| 2013 | 410,100 | +77% | 10,700 | 38.33 |
| 2012 | 232,000 | −35% | 9,000 | 25.78 |
| 2011 | 356,100 | −15% | 10,400 | 34.24 |
| 2010 | 419,600 | +25% | 12,200 | 34.39 |
| 2009 | 336,100 | −2.6% | 12,200 | 27.55 |
| 2008 | 344,900 | −14% | 11,200 | 30.79 |
| 2007 | 399,000 | +4.2% | 11,700 | 34.10 |
| 2006 | 382,900 | −6.4% | 11,500 | 33.30 |
| 2005 | 409,200 | −26% | 11,800 | 34.68 |
| 2004 | 552,200 | +13% | 13,300 | 41.52 |
| 2003 | 488,200 | −5.9% | 14,200 | 34.38 |
| 2002 | 518,600 | +8.6% | 15,400 | 33.68 |
| 2001 | 477,600 | +5.0% | 14,300 | 33.40 |
| 2000 | 454,800 | −19% | 13,500 | 33.69 |
| 1999 | 559,000 | +16% | 17,500 | 31.94 |
| 1998 | 482,000 | +2.1% | 18,500 | 26.05 |
| 1997 | 472,000 | −36% | 18,200 | 25.93 |
| 1996 | 733,000 | +19% | 24,300 | 30.16 |
| 1995 | 618,000 | −3.7% | 22,400 | 27.59 |
| 1994 | 642,000 | +13% | 21,400 | 30.00 |
| 1993 | 569,000 | −11% | 21,600 | 26.34 |
| 1992 | 638,000 | +12% | 22,100 | 28.87 |
| 1991 | 571,000 | −5.6% | 20,500 | 27.85 |
| 1990 | 605,000 | +9.2% | 24,300 | 24.90 |
| 1989 | 554,000 | −17% | 24,700 | 22.43 |
| 1988 | 671,000 | −3.7% | 27,200 | 24.67 |
| 1987 | 697,000 | +13% | 30,300 | 23.00 |
| 1986 | 619,000 | −9.8% | 30,500 | 20.30 |
| 1985 | 686,000 | −21% | 33,000 | 20.79 |
| 1984 | 870,000 | +32% | 35,700 | 24.37 |
| 1983 | 661,000 | −24% | 33,500 | 19.73 |
| 1982 | 869,000 | +27% | 37,400 | 23.24 |
| 1981 | 684,000 | −22% | 36,000 | 19.00 |
| 1980 | 880,000 | −2.4% | 41,600 | 21.15 |
| 1979 | 902,000 | −11% | 40,550 | 22.24 |
| 1978 | 1,008,000 | −34% | 41,197 | 24.47 |
| 1977 | 1,531,000 | +30% | 53,419 | 28.66 |
| 1976 | 1,179,000 | +16% | 47,349 | 24.90 |
| 1975 | 1,018,000 | −8.4% | 40,580 | 25.09 |
| 1974 | 1,111,000 | −17% | 39,943 | 27.81 |
| 1973 | 1,332,000 | +24% | 47,713 | 27.92 |
| 1972 | 1,069,900 | −25% | 44,111 | 24.25 |
| 1971 | 1,428,200 | −2.7% | 51,637 | 27.66 |
| 1970 | 1,468,200 | +1.1% | 56,817 | 25.84 |
| 1969 | 1,452,600 | −11% | 55,158 | 26.34 |
| 1968 | 1,624,200 | −7.1% | 59,286 | 27.40 |
| 1967 | 1,747,700 | +4.1% | 64,600 | 27.05 |
| 1966 | 1,678,400 | +1.9% | 67,784 | 24.76 |
| 1965 | 1,647,837 | +8.0% | 70,546 | 23.36 |
| 1964 | 1,525,900 | −23% | 73,773 | 20.68 |
| 1963 | 1,969,400 | −7.0% | 82,919 | 23.75 |
| 1962 | 2,117,100 | −1.3% | 84,659 | 25.01 |
| 1961 | 2,145,000 | — | 86,237 | 24.87 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of roots and tubers in Ireland?

Ireland produced 368,340 t in 2024, 0.04% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Ireland rank in the world for production of roots and tubers?

Ireland ranked 106th of 192 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 16.2% of the world total.

### How has the production of roots and tubers in Ireland changed?

It fell by 3.8% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 2.1 million t in 1961.

### What is the yield of roots and tubers in Ireland?

39.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (368,340 t from 9,300 ha), against a world average of 13.1 t/ha.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/china/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/nigeria/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/india/)[DR Congo](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/dr-congo/)[Ghana](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/ghana/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/thailand/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/brazil/)[Ukraine](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/ukraine/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/united-states/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/indonesia/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/russia/)[Côte d'Ivoire](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/cote-divoire/)
[All countries producing all roots and tubers](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/)

## Other products of Ireland

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[Agricultural production in Ireland](https://husfarm.com/production/country/ireland/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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