Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in Ireland
Ireland: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate was -6.12 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in Ireland, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in Ireland is -6.12 % change on previous year, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.8% on the previous year and down 541.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in Ireland peaked at 45.42 % change on previous year in 1990 and was at its lowest, -6.12 % change on previous year, in 2023.
That places Ireland 215th out of 235 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.9273 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 1.07 % change on previous year | +15.2% |
| 1964 | -0.157 % change on previous year | -114.7% |
| 1965 | 4.1 % change on previous year | -2714.9% |
| 1966 | 8.98 % change on previous year | +118.7% |
| 1967 | 2.27 % change on previous year | -74.8% |
| 1968 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -33.7% |
| 1969 | 1.63 % change on previous year | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 3.73 % change on previous year | +128.6% |
| 1971 | 5.04 % change on previous year | +35.3% |
| 1972 | 5.75 % change on previous year | +14.0% |
| 1973 | 4.11 % change on previous year | -28.5% |
| 1974 | 5.32 % change on previous year | +29.4% |
| 1975 | 2.83 % change on previous year | -46.8% |
| 1976 | -0.5215 % change on previous year | -118.4% |
| 1977 | 10.7 % change on previous year | -2151.4% |
| 1978 | 4.79 % change on previous year | -55.2% |
| 1979 | -2.71 % change on previous year | -156.5% |
| 1980 | 3.99 % change on previous year | -247.4% |
| 1981 | -2.98 % change on previous year | -174.6% |
| 1982 | 2.74 % change on previous year | -192.1% |
| 1983 | 5.17 % change on previous year | +88.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9038 % change on previous year | -82.5% |
| 1985 | -0.3816 % change on previous year | -142.2% |
| 1986 | 5.79 % change on previous year | -1616.9% |
| 1987 | -4.07 % change on previous year | -170.3% |
| 1988 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -146.1% |
| 1989 | 4.88 % change on previous year | +160.6% |
| 1990 | 45.42 % change on previous year | +829.9% |
| 1991 | -0.7891 % change on previous year | -101.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7852 % change on previous year | -199.5% |
| 1993 | 4.11 % change on previous year | +423.5% |
| 1994 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -45.6% |
| 1995 | -0.4325 % change on previous year | -119.3% |
| 1996 | -1.9 % change on previous year | +339.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6675 % change on previous year | -135.2% |
| 1998 | 4.66 % change on previous year | +597.4% |
| 1999 | -0.7397 % change on previous year | -115.9% |
| 2000 | -1.7 % change on previous year | +129.2% |
| 2001 | -0.415 % change on previous year | -75.5% |
| 2002 | -0.7432 % change on previous year | +79.1% |
| 2003 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -319.2% |
| 2004 | -2.72 % change on previous year | -266.8% |
| 2005 | -1.83 % change on previous year | -32.8% |
| 2006 | -2.2 % change on previous year | +20.4% |
| 2007 | -2.09 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 2008 | -0.4154 % change on previous year | -80.1% |
| 2009 | 3.6 % change on previous year | -965.5% |
| 2010 | -5.12 % change on previous year | -242.5% |
| 2011 | -1.26 % change on previous year | -75.4% |
| 2012 | 6.12 % change on previous year | -585.0% |
| 2013 | -0.9534 % change on previous year | -115.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4947 % change on previous year | -151.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3654 % change on previous year | -26.1% |
| 2016 | 1.91 % change on previous year | +422.3% |
| 2017 | 3.03 % change on previous year | +58.6% |
| 2018 | -3.4 % change on previous year | -212.2% |
| 2019 | -2.95 % change on previous year | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -139.3% |
| 2021 | 2.02 % change on previous year | +74.6% |
| 2022 | -4.71 % change on previous year | -332.8% |
| 2023 | -6.12 % change on previous year | +29.8% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's -6.12 % change on previous year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.3941 % change on previous year, 15.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +2714.9% | -0.157 % change on previous year | 4.1 % change on previous year |
| 1977 | +2151.4% | -0.5215 % change on previous year | 10.7 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | +1616.9% | -0.3816 % change on previous year | 5.79 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.54 % change on previous year | -0.157 % change on previous year | 8.98 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.9 % change on previous year | -2.71 % change on previous year | 10.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.79 % change on previous year | -4.07 % change on previous year | 5.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.4 % change on previous year | -1.9 % change on previous year | 45.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6872 % change on previous year | -2.72 % change on previous year | 3.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1774 % change on previous year | -5.12 % change on previous year | 6.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.91 % change on previous year | -6.12 % change on previous year | 2.02 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 212 Iceland -5.31 % change on previous year compare
- 213 Botswana -5.85 % change on previous year compare
- 214 Bhutan -6.09 % change on previous year compare
- 216 USSR -6.6 % change on previous year compare
- 217 Armenia -7.35 % change on previous year compare
- 218 Ukraine -7.46 % change on previous year 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 (n2o), annual growth rate in Ireland?
- Agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in Ireland was -6.12 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 45.42 % change on previous year in 1990.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.12 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate?
- Ireland ranks 215th out of 235 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 541.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.