Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index in Ireland
Ireland: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index was 116.38 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index in Ireland, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2025, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index in Ireland stood at 116.38. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index in Ireland peaked at 116.38 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 55.05, in 1992.
That places Ireland 87th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 59.22 | — |
| 1992 | 55.05 | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 57.74 | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 66.29 | +14.8% |
| 1995 | 64.34 | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 75.31 | +17.1% |
| 1997 | 82.78 | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 63.66 | -23.1% |
| 1999 | 60.91 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 67.84 | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 95.03 | +40.1% |
| 2002 | 86.18 | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 81.89 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 81.57 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 75.85 | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 78.23 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 82.05 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 84.01 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 85.55 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 102.13 | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 96.98 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 82.98 | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 77.46 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 85.22 | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 105.43 | +23.7% |
| 2016 | 109.35 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 111.69 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 107.61 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 92.11 | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 95.38 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 106.66 | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 107.95 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 108.72 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 112.55 | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 116.38 | +3.4% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 116.38 is below the median for high income countries, which is 152.53, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 116.38 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 168.09, 69% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.03 | 55.05 | 82.78 | 9 |
| 2000s | 81.82 | 67.84 | 95.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.1 | 77.46 | 111.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.94 | 95.38 | 116.38 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More economy & growth data for Ireland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 67.14 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 12,444 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.82 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 103.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 893.09 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 7.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index in Ireland?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index in Ireland was 116.38 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 116.38 in 2025.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.05 in 1992.
- How does Ireland rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index?
- Ireland ranks 87th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — producer price index rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This sub-domain contains data on agriculture producer prices and the producer price index. Agriculture producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary crops, live animals and livestock primary products as collected at the point of initial sale (prices paid at the farm gate). Annual data are provided from 1991 (while mothly data start in January 2010) for 180 countries and 212 products. The producer price index is the index of agricultural producer prices that measures the average annual change over time in the selling prices received by farmers (prices at the farm gate or at the first point of sale). The three categories of producer price index available in FAOSTAT comprise: single-item price index, commodity group index and the agriculture producer price index.