Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Ireland

Ireland: Cropland organic soils — Emissions was 0.4889 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.4889 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
38th
of 221 countries
All-time high
0.5487 kt
in 2002
All-time low
0.4889 kt
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Ireland, 1990–2024

00.20.40.61990200720241990: 0.545 kt1991: 0.545 kt1992: 0.545 kt1993: 0.545 kt1994: 0.545 kt1995: 0.545 kt1996: 0.545 kt1997: 0.544 kt1998: 0.544 kt1999: 0.546 kt2000: 0.548 kt2001: 0.548 kt2002: 0.549 kt2003: 0.546 kt2004: 0.544 kt2005: 0.544 kt2006: 0.544 kt2007: 0.544 kt2008: 0.542 kt2009: 0.541 kt2010: 0.541 kt2011: 0.542 kt2012: 0.542 kt2013: 0.542 kt2014: 0.542 kt2015: 0.542 kt2016: 0.54 kt2017: 0.539 kt2018: 0.538 kt2019: 0.502 kt2020: 0.5 kt2021: 0.494 kt2022: 0.489 kt2023: 0.489 kt2024: 0.489 kt

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

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.4889 kt for cropland organic soils — emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — emissions in Ireland peaked at 0.5487 kt in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4889 kt, in 2022.

Ireland ranks 38th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Cropland organic soils — Emissions in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Ireland, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 0.5447 kt
1991 0.5447 kt +0.0%
1992 0.5447 kt +0.0%
1993 0.5447 kt +0.0%
1994 0.5447 kt +0.0%
1995 0.5447 kt +0.0%
1996 0.5447 kt +0.0%
1997 0.5437 kt -0.2%
1998 0.5437 kt +0.0%
1999 0.5463 kt +0.5%
2000 0.5485 kt +0.4%
2001 0.5483 kt -0.0%
2002 0.5487 kt +0.1%
2003 0.5462 kt -0.5%
2004 0.5441 kt -0.4%
2005 0.5441 kt +0.0%
2006 0.5442 kt +0.0%
2007 0.5441 kt -0.0%
2008 0.542 kt -0.4%
2009 0.5412 kt -0.1%
2010 0.5412 kt +0.0%
2011 0.5422 kt +0.2%
2012 0.5422 kt +0.0%
2013 0.5422 kt +0.0%
2014 0.5423 kt +0.0%
2015 0.5423 kt +0.0%
2016 0.5404 kt -0.4%
2017 0.539 kt -0.3%
2018 0.5385 kt -0.1%
2019 0.5016 kt -6.9%
2020 0.4997 kt -0.4%
2021 0.4945 kt -1.0%
2022 0.4889 kt -1.1%
2023 0.4889 kt +0.0%
2024 0.4889 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5447 kt 0.5437 kt 0.5463 kt 10
2000s 0.5451 kt 0.5412 kt 0.5487 kt 10
2010s 0.5372 kt 0.5016 kt 0.5423 kt 10
2020s 0.4922 kt 0.4889 kt 0.4997 kt 5

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 35 India 0.6954 kt compare
  2. 36 Nepal 0.542 kt compare
  3. 37 Madagascar 0.5257 kt compare
  4. 39 Italy 0.4741 kt compare
  5. 40 Guyana 0.4265 kt compare
  6. 41 Congo 0.4197 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland organic soils — emissions in Ireland?
Cropland organic soils — emissions in Ireland was 0.4889 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.5487 kt in 2002.
What is the lowest cropland organic soils — emissions recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4889 kt in 2022.
How does Ireland rank for cropland organic soils — emissions?
Ireland ranks 38th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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 Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.