Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Ireland

Ireland: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) was 12,796 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
12,796 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 221 countries
All-time high
13,483 kt
in 1990
All-time low
12,796 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Ireland, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200620231990: 13.5k kt1991: 13.5k kt1992: 13.5k kt1993: 13.5k kt1994: 13.5k kt1995: 13.4k kt1996: 13.4k kt1997: 13.3k kt1998: 13.3k kt1999: 13.3k kt2000: 13.3k kt2001: 13.3k kt2002: 13.2k kt2003: 13.2k kt2004: 13.2k kt2005: 13.2k kt2006: 13.1k kt2007: 13.1k kt2008: 13.1k kt2009: 13.1k kt2010: 13.0k kt2011: 13.0k kt2012: 13.0k kt2013: 13.0k kt2014: 13.0k kt2015: 13.0k kt2016: 13.0k kt2017: 13.0k kt2018: 13.0k kt2019: 12.9k kt2020: 12.9k kt2021: 12.8k kt2022: 12.8k kt2023: 12.8k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Ireland is 12,796 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Ireland peaked at 13,483 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12,796 kt, in 2022.

That places Ireland 17th out of 221 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Ireland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 13,483 kt
1991 13,483 kt +0.0%
1992 13,483 kt +0.0%
1993 13,483 kt -0.0%
1994 13,482 kt -0.0%
1995 13,446 kt -0.3%
1996 13,413 kt -0.2%
1997 13,342 kt -0.5%
1998 13,340 kt -0.0%
1999 13,300 kt -0.3%
2000 13,266 kt -0.3%
2001 13,251 kt -0.1%
2002 13,233 kt -0.1%
2003 13,203 kt -0.2%
2004 13,163 kt -0.3%
2005 13,150 kt -0.1%
2006 13,142 kt -0.1%
2007 13,120 kt -0.2%
2008 13,097 kt -0.2%
2009 13,055 kt -0.3%
2010 13,041 kt -0.1%
2011 13,040 kt -0.0%
2012 13,036 kt -0.0%
2013 13,033 kt -0.0%
2014 13,003 kt -0.2%
2015 13,003 kt +0.0%
2016 12,990 kt -0.1%
2017 12,980 kt -0.1%
2018 12,965 kt -0.1%
2019 12,860 kt -0.8%
2020 12,851 kt -0.1%
2021 12,829 kt -0.2%
2022 12,796 kt -0.3%
2023 12,796 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13,426 kt 13,300 kt 13,483 kt 10
2000s 13,168 kt 13,055 kt 13,266 kt 10
2010s 12,995 kt 12,860 kt 13,041 kt 10
2020s 12,818 kt 12,796 kt 12,851 kt 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 14 Finland 16,664 kt compare
  2. 15 Zambia 15,299 kt compare
  3. 16 Myanmar 14,618 kt compare
  4. 18 Sweden 11,680 kt compare
  5. 19 Lithuania 11,474 kt compare
  6. 20 Sudan (former) 10,211 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Ireland?
Drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Ireland was 12,796 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 13,483 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 12,796 kt in 2022.
How does Ireland rank for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq)?
Ireland ranks 17th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) 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 — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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