Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Ireland

Ireland: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 5,123 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
5,123 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
25th
of 73 countries
All-time high
5,790 kt
in 1999
All-time low
4,453 kt
in 2011
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Ireland, 1990–2020

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200520201990: 5.2k kt1991: 5.1k kt1992: 5.1k kt1993: 5.2k kt1994: 5.4k kt1995: 5.6k kt1996: 5.6k kt1997: 5.5k kt1998: 5.8k kt1999: 5.8k kt2000: 5.5k kt2001: 5.3k kt2002: 5.2k kt2003: 5.4k kt2004: 5.3k kt2005: 5.1k kt2006: 4.9k kt2007: 4.7k kt2008: 4.7k kt2009: 4.6k kt2010: 4.8k kt2011: 4.5k kt2012: 4.6k kt2013: 5.0k kt2014: 4.8k kt2015: 4.8k kt2016: 4.9k kt2017: 5.1k kt2018: 5.4k kt2019: 5.1k kt2020: 5.1k kt

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 25th out of 73 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 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

  1. 22 New Zealand 7,010 kt compare
  2. 23 Ethiopia 6,717 kt compare
  3. 24 Japan 5,166 kt compare
  4. 26 Republic of Korea 4,834 kt compare
  5. 27 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 4,362 kt compare
  6. 28 Chile 4,187 kt compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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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 25th out of 73 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

Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,793 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