Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Ireland

Ireland: Agricultural Soils — Emissions was 24.39 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
24.39 kt
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
48th
of 225 countries
All-time high
29.22 kt
in 1998
All-time low
8.68 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Ireland, 1961–2023

1015202530196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, agricultural soils — emissions in Ireland stood at 24.39 kt.

The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions in Ireland peaked at 29.22 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8.68 kt, in 1961.

Ireland ranks 48th of 225 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) in Ireland, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 8.68 kt
1962 8.76 kt +0.9%
1963 8.86 kt +1.1%
1964 8.84 kt -0.2%
1965 9.2 kt +4.1%
1966 10.03 kt +9.0%
1967 10.26 kt +2.3%
1968 10.41 kt +1.5%
1969 10.58 kt +1.6%
1970 10.98 kt +3.7%
1971 11.53 kt +5.0%
1972 12.19 kt +5.8%
1973 12.69 kt +4.1%
1974 13.37 kt +5.3%
1975 13.75 kt +2.8%
1976 13.68 kt -0.5%
1977 15.14 kt +10.7%
1978 15.87 kt +4.8%
1979 15.44 kt -2.7%
1980 16.05 kt +4.0%
1981 15.57 kt -3.0%
1982 16 kt +2.7%
1983 16.83 kt +5.2%
1984 16.98 kt +0.9%
1985 16.92 kt -0.4%
1986 17.9 kt +5.8%
1987 17.17 kt -4.1%
1988 17.49 kt +1.9%
1989 18.34 kt +4.9%
1990 26.68 kt +45.4%
1991 26.47 kt -0.8%
1992 26.67 kt +0.8%
1993 27.77 kt +4.1%
1994 28.39 kt +2.2%
1995 28.27 kt -0.4%
1996 27.73 kt -1.9%
1997 27.92 kt +0.7%
1998 29.22 kt +4.7%
1999 29 kt -0.7%
2000 28.51 kt -1.7%
2001 28.39 kt -0.4%
2002 28.18 kt -0.7%
2003 28.64 kt +1.6%
2004 27.86 kt -2.7%
2005 27.35 kt -1.8%
2006 26.75 kt -2.2%
2007 26.19 kt -2.1%
2008 26.08 kt -0.4%
2009 27.02 kt +3.6%
2010 25.64 kt -5.1%
2011 25.31 kt -1.3%
2012 26.86 kt +6.1%
2013 26.6 kt -1.0%
2014 26.74 kt +0.5%
2015 26.83 kt +0.4%
2016 27.35 kt +1.9%
2017 28.17 kt +3.0%
2018 27.22 kt -3.4%
2019 26.41 kt -3.0%
2020 26.72 kt +1.2%
2021 27.26 kt +2.0%
2022 25.98 kt -4.7%
2023 24.39 kt -6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.51 kt 8.68 kt 10.58 kt 9
1970s 13.46 kt 10.98 kt 15.87 kt 10
1980s 16.92 kt 15.57 kt 18.34 kt 10
1990s 27.81 kt 26.47 kt 29.22 kt 10
2000s 27.5 kt 26.08 kt 28.64 kt 10
2010s 26.71 kt 25.31 kt 28.17 kt 10
2020s 26.09 kt 24.39 kt 27.26 kt 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 45 Burkina Faso 27.34 kt compare
  2. 46 Uruguay 26.25 kt compare
  3. 47 Peru 25.6 kt compare
  4. 49 Morocco 23.84 kt compare
  5. 50 Kazakhstan 23.11 kt compare
  6. 51 Yugoslav SFR 22.49 kt compare

See the full ranking of 279 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions in Ireland?
Agricultural soils — emissions in Ireland was 24.39 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 29.22 kt in 1998.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 8.68 kt in 1961.
How does Ireland rank for agricultural soils — emissions?
Ireland ranks 48th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — emissions rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
279 places, 15,432 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