Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Ireland

Ireland: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions was 12.72 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12.72 kt
Change on year
down 8.6%
World rank
60th
of 201 countries
All-time high
16.08 kt
in 1998
All-time low
6.52 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Ireland, 1961–2023

051015196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, agricultural soils — direct emissions in Ireland stood at 12.72 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions in Ireland peaked at 16.08 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6.52 kt, in 1961.

That places Ireland 60th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) in Ireland, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 6.52 kt
1962 6.58 kt +0.8%
1963 6.65 kt +1.1%
1964 6.64 kt -0.2%
1965 6.91 kt +4.1%
1966 7.54 kt +9.1%
1967 7.72 kt +2.5%
1968 7.84 kt +1.5%
1969 7.97 kt +1.7%
1970 8.27 kt +3.8%
1971 8.69 kt +5.1%
1972 9.19 kt +5.8%
1973 9.57 kt +4.2%
1974 10.09 kt +5.4%
1975 10.38 kt +2.9%
1976 10.32 kt -0.6%
1977 11.44 kt +10.8%
1978 11.98 kt +4.8%
1979 11.66 kt -2.7%
1980 12.13 kt +4.0%
1981 11.76 kt -3.0%
1982 12.09 kt +2.7%
1983 12.7 kt +5.1%
1984 12.82 kt +0.9%
1985 12.76 kt -0.5%
1986 13.5 kt +5.7%
1987 12.94 kt -4.1%
1988 13.17 kt +1.8%
1989 13.81 kt +4.8%
1990 14.09 kt +2.1%
1991 13.93 kt -1.2%
1992 14.08 kt +1.1%
1993 14.91 kt +5.8%
1994 15.38 kt +3.2%
1995 15.31 kt -0.5%
1996 14.93 kt -2.5%
1997 15.1 kt +1.2%
1998 16.08 kt +6.5%
1999 15.94 kt -0.9%
2000 15.55 kt -2.4%
2001 15.47 kt -0.5%
2002 15.32 kt -1.0%
2003 15.69 kt +2.4%
2004 15.13 kt -3.6%
2005 14.75 kt -2.5%
2006 14.31 kt -3.0%
2007 13.9 kt -2.8%
2008 13.84 kt -0.4%
2009 14.57 kt +5.2%
2010 13.53 kt -7.2%
2011 13.29 kt -1.8%
2012 14.45 kt +8.7%
2013 14.26 kt -1.3%
2014 14.38 kt +0.8%
2015 14.45 kt +0.5%
2016 14.84 kt +2.7%
2017 15.47 kt +4.3%
2018 14.77 kt -4.5%
2019 14.22 kt -3.8%
2020 14.44 kt +1.6%
2021 14.87 kt +3.0%
2022 13.92 kt -6.4%
2023 12.72 kt -8.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.15 kt 6.52 kt 7.97 kt 9
1970s 10.16 kt 8.27 kt 11.98 kt 10
1980s 12.77 kt 11.76 kt 13.81 kt 10
1990s 14.97 kt 13.93 kt 16.08 kt 10
2000s 14.85 kt 13.84 kt 15.69 kt 10
2010s 14.37 kt 13.29 kt 15.47 kt 10
2020s 13.99 kt 12.72 kt 14.87 kt 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 57 Belarus 13.75 kt compare
  2. 58 Madagascar 13.31 kt compare
  3. 59 Malawi 13.14 kt compare
  4. 61 Cameroon 12.18 kt compare
  5. 62 Zambia 12.13 kt compare
  6. 63 Czechoslovakia 11.67 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — direct emissions in Ireland?
Agricultural soils — direct emissions in Ireland was 12.72 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 16.08 kt in 1998.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 6.52 kt in 1961.
How does Ireland rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions?
Ireland ranks 60th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — direct emissions rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,507 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf