Ireland vs North Macedonia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Ireland
-335,622 tonnes
in 2024
North Macedonia
-488,411 tonnes
in 2024
Ireland rank
158th
North Macedonia rank
161st

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Ireland
  • North Macedonia
-20.0M020.0M40.0M60.0M185019372024

How they compare

Ireland currently reports -335,622 tonnes against -488,411 tonnes in North Macedonia, a difference of 152,789 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 158th and North Macedonia ranks 161st of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 9 and North Macedonia in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland North Macedonia Difference Ahead
1850s 2.67 million tonnes 1.29 million tonnes 1.38 million tonnes Ireland
1860s 654,302 tonnes 1.77 million tonnes 1.12 million tonnes North Macedonia
1870s 3.41 million tonnes 2.17 million tonnes 1.24 million tonnes Ireland
1880s 1.47 million tonnes 2.43 million tonnes 960,140 tonnes North Macedonia
1890s -1.67 million tonnes 2.58 million tonnes 4.25 million tonnes North Macedonia
1900s -269,667 tonnes 2.74 million tonnes 3.01 million tonnes North Macedonia
1910s 4.63 million tonnes 2.32 million tonnes 2.31 million tonnes Ireland
1920s -9.85 million tonnes 2.14 million tonnes 11.99 million tonnes North Macedonia
1930s -13.11 million tonnes 2.03 million tonnes 15.14 million tonnes North Macedonia
1940s -3.60 million tonnes 1.85 million tonnes 5.44 million tonnes North Macedonia
1950s 1.41 million tonnes 3.89 million tonnes 2.49 million tonnes North Macedonia
1960s 7.35 million tonnes 1.84 million tonnes 5.51 million tonnes Ireland
1970s 10.01 million tonnes 472,590 tonnes 9.54 million tonnes Ireland
1980s 6.42 million tonnes -160,941 tonnes 6.58 million tonnes Ireland
1990s -1.50 million tonnes 15.49 million tonnes 16.99 million tonnes North Macedonia
2000s 7.96 million tonnes 3.87 million tonnes 4.08 million tonnes Ireland
2010s 6.26 million tonnes 3.04 million tonnes 3.22 million tonnes Ireland
2020s 635,806 tonnes -125,983 tonnes 761,789 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 North Macedonia?
Ireland, at -335,622 tonnes against -488,411 tonnes in North Macedonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Ireland and North Macedonia?
152,789 tonnes, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and North Macedonia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Ireland and North Macedonia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Ireland ranks 158th and North Macedonia ranks 161st 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

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.