FAOSTAT · 1961–2023
Tallow production in Ireland
In 2023 Ireland produced 74,100 t of tallow, the 17th largest in the world (0.90% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 100%. The record was 77,900 t in 2020.
The 2023 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2023
- 74,100 t
- World rank
- 17 of 69
- 10-year change
- +100%
- Record
- 77,900 t
- 2020
Tallow in Ireland, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 74,100 | −3.9% |
| 2022 | 77,100 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 74,400 | −4.5% |
| 2020 | 77,900 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 74,500 | −2.0% |
| 2018 | 76,000 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 75,100 | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 68,600 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 65,900 | −1.6% |
| 2014 | 67,000 | +81% |
| 2013 | 37,000 | 0.0% |
| 2012 | 37,000 | +24% |
| 2011 | 29,800 | −27% |
| 2010 | 40,700 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 39,000 | −2.5% |
| 2008 | 40,000 | +21% |
| 2007 | 33,000 | −0.8% |
| 2006 | 33,270 | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 31,600 | −12% |
| 2004 | 35,800 | −23% |
| 2003 | 46,200 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 44,000 | +22% |
| 2001 | 36,000 | −37% |
| 2000 | 57,000 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 55,000 | −9.2% |
| 1998 | 60,600 | −8.2% |
| 1997 | 66,000 | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 61,600 | +23% |
| 1995 | 50,000 | 0.0% |
| 1994 | 50,000 | −17% |
| 1993 | 60,000 | +33% |
| 1992 | 45,000 | +29% |
| 1991 | 35,000 | −6.4% |
| 1990 | 37,400 | +10% |
| 1989 | 34,000 | −5.6% |
| 1988 | 36,000 | −14% |
| 1987 | 42,000 | +14% |
| 1986 | 37,000 | −14% |
| 1985 | 43,000 | +48% |
| 1984 | 29,000 | +12% |
| 1983 | 26,000 | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 24,000 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 23,840 | −4.6% |
| 1980 | 25,000 | −22% |
| 1979 | 32,000 | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 30,000 | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 28,820 | −4.9% |
| 1976 | 30,300 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 30,000 | +43% |
| 1974 | 21,000 | +68% |
| 1973 | 12,500 | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 11,543 | −11% |
| 1971 | 12,915 | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 12,555 | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 11,651 | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 11,324 | −14% |
| 1967 | 13,232 | +48% |
| 1966 | 8,926 | +22% |
| 1965 | 7,320 | −1.1% |
| 1964 | 7,399 | −16% |
| 1963 | 8,845 | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 8,641 | −4.6% |
| 1961 | 9,062 | — |
Other large producers
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.