Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions in Ireland

Ireland: Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions was 10,800 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
10,800 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 221 countries
All-time high
11,379 kt
in 1990
All-time low
10,800 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions in Ireland, 1990–2023

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1990200620231990: 11.4k kt1991: 11.4k kt1992: 11.4k kt1993: 11.4k kt1994: 11.4k kt1995: 11.3k kt1996: 11.3k kt1997: 11.3k kt1998: 11.3k kt1999: 11.2k kt2000: 11.2k kt2001: 11.2k kt2002: 11.2k kt2003: 11.1k kt2004: 11.1k kt2005: 11.1k kt2006: 11.1k kt2007: 11.1k kt2008: 11.1k kt2009: 11.0k kt2010: 11.0k kt2011: 11.0k kt2012: 11.0k kt2013: 11.0k kt2014: 11.0k kt2015: 11.0k kt2016: 11.0k kt2017: 11.0k kt2018: 10.9k kt2019: 10.9k kt2020: 10.8k kt2021: 10.8k kt2022: 10.8k kt2023: 10.8k kt

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

Analysis

Ireland recorded 10,800 kt for drained organic soils (co2) — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils (co2) — emissions in Ireland peaked at 11,379 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10,800 kt, in 2022.

Ireland ranks 17th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2) in Ireland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 11,379 kt
1991 11,379 kt +0.0%
1992 11,379 kt +0.0%
1993 11,378 kt -0.0%
1994 11,378 kt -0.0%
1995 11,348 kt -0.3%
1996 11,320 kt -0.2%
1997 11,260 kt -0.5%
1998 11,258 kt -0.0%
1999 11,225 kt -0.3%
2000 11,196 kt -0.3%
2001 11,184 kt -0.1%
2002 11,168 kt -0.1%
2003 11,143 kt -0.2%
2004 11,109 kt -0.3%
2005 11,099 kt -0.1%
2006 11,092 kt -0.1%
2007 11,073 kt -0.2%
2008 11,054 kt -0.2%
2009 11,018 kt -0.3%
2010 11,007 kt -0.1%
2011 11,006 kt -0.0%
2012 11,002 kt -0.0%
2013 11,000 kt -0.0%
2014 10,974 kt -0.2%
2015 10,974 kt +0.0%
2016 10,963 kt -0.1%
2017 10,955 kt -0.1%
2018 10,942 kt -0.1%
2019 10,854 kt -0.8%
2020 10,847 kt -0.1%
2021 10,828 kt -0.2%
2022 10,800 kt -0.3%
2023 10,800 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11,330 kt 11,225 kt 11,379 kt 10
2000s 11,114 kt 11,018 kt 11,196 kt 10
2010s 10,968 kt 10,854 kt 11,007 kt 10
2020s 10,819 kt 10,800 kt 10,847 kt 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 14 Zambia 14,565 kt compare
  2. 15 Finland 14,036 kt compare
  3. 16 Myanmar 14,024 kt compare
  4. 18 Sweden 9,838 kt compare
  5. 19 Sudan (former) 9,668 kt compare
  6. 20 Lithuania 9,665 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils (co2) — emissions in Ireland?
Drained organic soils (co2) — emissions in Ireland was 10,800 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils (co2) — emissions recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 11,379 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (co2) — emissions recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 10,800 kt in 2022.
How does Ireland rank for drained organic soils (co2) — emissions?
Ireland ranks 17th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils (co2) — emissions rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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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