Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Ireland

Ireland: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 17.43 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
17.43 kt
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
17th
of 48 countries
All-time high
19.75 kt
in 1999
All-time low
15.14 kt
in 2011
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Ireland, 1990–2020

051015201990200520201990: 17.7 kt1991: 17.6 kt1992: 17.2 kt1993: 17.6 kt1994: 18.4 kt1995: 19.2 kt1996: 19.2 kt1997: 18.7 kt1998: 19.7 kt1999: 19.8 kt2000: 18.9 kt2001: 18 kt2002: 17.8 kt2003: 18.3 kt2004: 18 kt2005: 17.5 kt2006: 16.8 kt2007: 16.2 kt2008: 16 kt2009: 15.5 kt2010: 16.3 kt2011: 15.1 kt2012: 15.7 kt2013: 17.1 kt2014: 16.3 kt2015: 16.4 kt2016: 16.5 kt2017: 17.5 kt2018: 18.4 kt2019: 17.3 kt2020: 17.4 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Ireland is 17.43 kt, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Ireland peaked at 19.75 kt in 1999 and was at its lowest, 15.14 kt, in 2011.

That places Ireland 17th out of 48 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18.5 kt 17.25 kt 19.75 kt 10
2000s 17.3 kt 15.49 kt 18.88 kt 10
2010s 16.67 kt 15.14 kt 18.37 kt 10
2020s 17.43 kt 17.43 kt 17.43 kt 1

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 14 Paraguay 23.48 kt compare
  2. 15 Romania 21.77 kt compare
  3. 16 New Zealand 21.61 kt compare
  4. 18 Mongolia 16.25 kt compare
  5. 19 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 14.46 kt compare
  6. 20 Malaysia 13.6 kt compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Ireland?
Agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Ireland was 17.43 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 19.75 kt in 1999.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 15.14 kt in 2011.
How does Ireland rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
Ireland ranks 17th out of 48 countries with data for 2020.
Is agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
53 places, 1,520 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

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