Ireland vs World: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre (square)

Ireland
0.1568 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0064 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
3rd
World rank
1st

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre (square) over time

  • Ireland
  • World
00.050.10.15199020062023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.1568 kt per square kilometre against 0.0064 kt per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.1504 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Ireland's figure about 24.5 times World's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 189 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland World Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1645 kt per square kilometre 0.0062 kt per square kilometre 0.1583 kt per square kilometre Ireland
2000s 0.1613 kt per square kilometre 0.0061 kt per square kilometre 0.1552 kt per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 0.1592 kt per square kilometre 0.0063 kt per square kilometre 0.1529 kt per square kilometre Ireland
2020s 0.157 kt per square kilometre 0.0064 kt per square kilometre 0.1507 kt per square kilometre Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drained organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Ireland or World?
Ireland, at 0.1568 kt per square kilometre against 0.0064 kt per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in drained organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between Ireland and World?
0.1504 kt per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Ireland and World rank globally for drained organic soils — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,347 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.