Drained organic soils — Emissions in Ireland
Ireland: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 7.53 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Ireland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions in Ireland is 7.53 kt, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Ireland peaked at 7.94 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.53 kt, in 2022.
Ireland ranks 12th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.94 kt | — |
| 1991 | 7.94 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7.94 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7.94 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 7.94 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 7.92 kt | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 7.9 kt | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 7.86 kt | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 7.86 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.83 kt | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 7.81 kt | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 7.8 kt | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 7.79 kt | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 7.77 kt | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 7.75 kt | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 7.74 kt | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 7.74 kt | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 7.72 kt | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 7.71 kt | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 7.69 kt | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 7.68 kt | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 7.68 kt | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.65 kt | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 7.65 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.65 kt | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 7.64 kt | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 7.63 kt | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.57 kt | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 7.56 kt | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 7.55 kt | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 7.53 kt | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 7.53 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.53 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.91 kt | 7.83 kt | 7.94 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.75 kt | 7.69 kt | 7.81 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.65 kt | 7.57 kt | 7.68 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.54 kt | 7.53 kt | 7.56 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More climate change data for Ireland
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0963 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions in Ireland?
- Drained organic soils — emissions in Ireland was 7.53 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.94 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.53 kt in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- Ireland ranks 12th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.