Ireland vs New Zealand: Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total Nitrous oxide

Ireland
266.84 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2023
New Zealand
268.04 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
in 2023
Ireland rank
18th
New Zealand rank
17th

Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total Nitrous oxide over time

  • Ireland
  • New Zealand
0100200300400199020062023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 268.04 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 266.84 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Ireland, a difference of 1.2 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.

Ireland ranks 18th and New Zealand ranks 17th of 38 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 213.81 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 328.73 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 114.92 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent New Zealand
2000s 263.42 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 349.85 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 86.43 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent New Zealand
2010s 290.03 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 270.38 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 19.65 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent Ireland
2020s 266.58 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 250 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 16.58 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — total nitrous oxide, Ireland or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 268.04 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent against 266.84 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — total nitrous oxide between Ireland and New Zealand?
1.2 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and New Zealand?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Ireland and New Zealand rank globally for agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — total nitrous oxide?
Ireland ranks 18th and New Zealand ranks 17th of 38 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total Nitrous oxide (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ireland vs New Zealand: Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total Nitrous oxide. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/agricultural-greenhouse-gases-emissions-total-nitrous-oxide-n2o/ireland/new-zealand/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/agricultural-greenhouse-gases-emissions-total-nitrous-oxide-n2o/ireland/new-zealand/">Ireland vs New Zealand: Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total Nitrous oxide</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total Nitrous oxide (N2O)
Unit
Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
52 places, 1,718 data points, 1986–2023
Last refreshed