Ireland vs Kyrgyzstan: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Ireland
-335,622 tonnes
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan
-330,676 tonnes
in 2024
Ireland rank
158th
Kyrgyzstan rank
157th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Ireland
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports -330,676 tonnes against -335,622 tonnes in Ireland, a difference of 4,946 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 158th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 157th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 9 and Kyrgyzstan in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.67 million tonnes | 1.55 million tonnes | 1.12 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1860s | 654,302 tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | 978,314 tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1870s | 3.41 million tonnes | 1.73 million tonnes | 1.68 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1880s | 1.47 million tonnes | 1.86 million tonnes | 382,764 tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1890s | -1.67 million tonnes | 1.93 million tonnes | 3.61 million tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1900s | -269,667 tonnes | 2.03 million tonnes | 2.30 million tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1910s | 4.63 million tonnes | 2.15 million tonnes | 2.48 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1920s | -9.85 million tonnes | 2.21 million tonnes | 12.06 million tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1930s | -13.11 million tonnes | 2.11 million tonnes | 15.22 million tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1940s | -3.60 million tonnes | 2.46 million tonnes | 6.05 million tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1950s | 1.41 million tonnes | 7.10 million tonnes | 5.69 million tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1960s | 7.35 million tonnes | 4.88 million tonnes | 2.47 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1970s | 10.01 million tonnes | 2.08 million tonnes | 7.94 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1980s | 6.42 million tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | 5.35 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1990s | -1.50 million tonnes | 2.22 million tonnes | 3.72 million tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 7.96 million tonnes | 463,851 tonnes | 7.50 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 2010s | 6.26 million tonnes | -138,869 tonnes | 6.40 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 2020s | 635,806 tonnes | -280,274 tonnes | 916,080 tonnes | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Ireland or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at -330,676 tonnes against -335,622 tonnes in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Ireland and Kyrgyzstan?
- 4,946 tonnes, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Kyrgyzstan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Ireland ranks 158th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 157th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.