Unit values - quantities in Ireland

Ireland: Unit values - quantities was 1,854 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1,854
Change on year
down 22.5%
World rank
23rd
of 39 countries
All-time high
2,628
in 2015
All-time low
1.9
in 2009
Years of data
29
1990–2018

Unit values - quantities in Ireland, 1990–2018

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200420181990: 1.8k1991: 1.8k1992: 1.9k1993: 1.5k1994: 1.6k1995: 1.6k1996: 2.0k1997: 2.0k1998: 1.8k1999: 1.9k2000: 2.2k2001: 2.1k2002: 1.9k2003: 2.1k2004: 2.4k2005: 1.9k2006: 2.0k2007: 1.9k2008: 2.32009: 1.92010: 1.92011: 2.5k2012: 2.1k2013: 2.4k2014: 2.6k2015: 2.6k2016: 2.3k2017: 2.4k2018: 1.9k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2018, unit values - quantities in Ireland stood at 1,854.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.5% on the previous year and up 80,504.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unit values - quantities in Ireland peaked at 2,628 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.9, in 2009.

Ireland ranks 23rd of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Unit values - quantities in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Unit values - quantities (thousand tonnes) in Ireland, 1990 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1990 1,782 —
1991 1,812 +1.7%
1992 1,896 +4.7%
1993 1,520 -19.8%
1994 1,595 +4.9%
1995 1,650 +3.4%
1996 1,959 +18.8%
1997 1,987 +1.4%
1998 1,809 -9.0%
1999 1,938 +7.1%
2000 2,196 +13.3%
2001 2,145 -2.3%
2002 1,907 -11.1%
2003 2,090 +9.6%
2004 2,449 +17.1%
2005 1,910 -22.0%
2006 2,023 +5.9%
2007 1,899 -6.1%
2008 2.3 -99.9%
2009 1.9 -17.4%
2010 1.9 +0.0%
2011 2,509 +131973.7%
2012 2,125 -15.3%
2013 2,401 +13.0%
2014 2,594 +8.0%
2015 2,628 +1.3%
2016 2,311 -12.1%
2017 2,392 +3.5%
2018 1,854 -22.5%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 1,854 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,552, 73% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 1,854 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,253, 82% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Unit values - quantities in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2011 +131973.7% 1.9 2,509
2008 -99.9% 1,899 2.3

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,795 1,520 1,987 10
2000s 1,662 1.9 2,449 10
2010s 2,091 1.9 2,628 9

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 20 Finland 2,552 compare
  2. 21 Latvia 1,954 compare
  3. 21 Latvia 1,954 compare
  4. 24 Portugal 1,738 compare
  5. 25 Belgium 1,684 compare
  6. 26 Norway 1,298 compare

See the full ranking of 39 places →

More reference data data for Ireland

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Frequently asked questions

What is unit values - quantities in Ireland?
Unit values - quantities in Ireland was 1,854 in 2018, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest unit values - quantities recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 2,628 in 2015.
What is the lowest unit values - quantities recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 1.9 in 2009.
How does Ireland rank for unit values - quantities?
Ireland ranks 23rd out of 39 countries with data for 2018.
Is unit values - quantities rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 80,504.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unit values - quantities (thousand tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unit values - quantities (thousand tonnes)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
39 places, 975 data points, 1980–2018
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