Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) in Ireland
Ireland: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) was 0.3348 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Ireland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.3348 kt for domestic wastewater — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions in Ireland peaked at 0.3348 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1777 kt, in 1994.
That places Ireland 81st out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1847 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.1895 kt | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1867 kt | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1825 kt | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1777 kt | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1793 kt | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1855 kt | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1904 kt | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1976 kt | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2046 kt | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2056 kt | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2163 kt | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.213 kt | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2169 kt | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2211 kt | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2183 kt | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2266 kt | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2279 kt | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2342 kt | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2352 kt | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2367 kt | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2301 kt | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2264 kt | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2365 kt | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2433 kt | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2605 kt | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2585 kt | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2713 kt | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2808 kt | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2872 kt | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2926 kt | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3246 kt | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3292 kt | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3348 kt | +1.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.3348 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1951 kt, 1.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.3348 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3264 kt, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1878 kt | 0.1777 kt | 0.2046 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2215 kt | 0.2056 kt | 0.2352 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2531 kt | 0.2264 kt | 0.2872 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3203 kt | 0.2926 kt | 0.3348 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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 domestic wastewater — emissions in Ireland?
- Domestic wastewater — emissions in Ireland was 0.3348 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3348 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1777 kt in 1994.
- How does Ireland rank for domestic wastewater — emissions?
- Ireland ranks 81st out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. 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 Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.