Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Ireland
Ireland: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 5,123 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Ireland, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Ireland is 5,123 kt, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Ireland peaked at 5,790 kt in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4,453 kt, in 2011.
That places Ireland 29th out of 78 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.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,173 kt | — |
| 1991 | 5,149 kt | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 5,074 kt | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 5,179 kt | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 5,380 kt | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 5,606 kt | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 5,631 kt | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 5,473 kt | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 5,789 kt | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 5,790 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5,530 kt | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 5,278 kt | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 5,221 kt | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 5,376 kt | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 5,280 kt | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 5,133 kt | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 4,935 kt | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 4,748 kt | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 4,702 kt | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 4,569 kt | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 4,807 kt | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 4,453 kt | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 4,620 kt | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 5,006 kt | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 4,795 kt | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 4,823 kt | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 4,872 kt | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 5,146 kt | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 5,414 kt | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 5,101 kt | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 5,123 kt | +0.4% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 5,123 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,913 kt, 1.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 5,123 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,874 kt, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,424 kt | 5,074 kt | 5,790 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,077 kt | 4,569 kt | 5,530 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,904 kt | 4,453 kt | 5,414 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,123 kt | 5,123 kt | 5,123 kt | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 26 New Zealand 7,010 kt compare
- 27 Ethiopia 6,717 kt compare
- 28 Japan 5,166 kt compare
- 30 Republic of Korea 4,834 kt compare
- 31 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 4,362 kt compare
- 32 Chile 4,187 kt compare
More climate change data for Ireland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 320.11 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 18,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,665 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14,433 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 515.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,902 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,899 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.17 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Ireland?
- Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Ireland was 5,123 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 5,790 kt in 1999.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,453 kt in 2011.
- How does Ireland rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
- Ireland ranks 29th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — 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 — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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