The CSO's June Livestock Survey includes the information below for the years 2008-2018:
000 head
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
Total cattle
|
6,902
|
6,891
|
6,607
|
6,493
|
6,754
|
- of which: Dairy cows
|
1,095
|
1,097
|
1,071
|
1,117
|
1,141
|
-of which: Other cows
|
1,220
|
1,204
|
1,158
|
1,123
|
1,149
|
Total sheep
|
5,061
|
4,778
|
4,745
|
4,830
|
5,170
|
of which: Ewes
|
2,614
|
2,451
|
2,450
|
2,435
|
2,589
|
Total pigs
|
1,462
|
1,385
|
1,516
|
1,549
|
1,571
|
of which: Female breeding pigs
|
156
|
147
|
160
|
155
|
145
|
000 head
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
*2018
|
Total cattle
|
6,903
|
6,926
|
6,964
|
7,221
|
7,364
|
7,348
|
- of which: Dairy cows
|
1,163
|
1,226
|
1,296
|
1,398
|
1,433
|
1,481
|
-of which: Other cows
|
1,150
|
1,129
|
1,076
|
1,104
|
1,081
|
1,048
|
Total sheep
|
5,007
|
5,097
|
5,139
|
5,179
|
5,197
|
5,106
|
of which: Ewes
|
2,568
|
2,514
|
2,488
|
2,505
|
2,515
|
2,499
|
Total pigs
|
1,553
|
1,555
|
1,537
|
1,594
|
1,557
|
1,621
|
of which: Female breeding pigs
|
147
|
150
|
148
|
149
|
143
|
149
|
* 2018 data is based on the CSO June Provisional Livestock Survey (except for Porcine figures). The final CSO report for this period will be published on 17 April 2019.
More detailed data from the CSO's June and December Livestock Surveys each year is available at the following link: https://www.cso.ie/en/statistics/agriculture/cropsandlivestockjunefinalresults/.