Drained organic soils — Emissions in Ireland

Ireland: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 7.53 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
7.53 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 221 countries
All-time high
7.94 kt
in 1990
All-time low
7.53 kt
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Ireland, 1990–2024

024681990200720241990: 7.9 kt1991: 7.9 kt1992: 7.9 kt1993: 7.9 kt1994: 7.9 kt1995: 7.9 kt1996: 7.9 kt1997: 7.9 kt1998: 7.9 kt1999: 7.8 kt2000: 7.8 kt2001: 7.8 kt2002: 7.8 kt2003: 7.8 kt2004: 7.7 kt2005: 7.7 kt2006: 7.7 kt2007: 7.7 kt2008: 7.7 kt2009: 7.7 kt2010: 7.7 kt2011: 7.7 kt2012: 7.7 kt2013: 7.7 kt2014: 7.7 kt2015: 7.7 kt2016: 7.6 kt2017: 7.6 kt2018: 7.6 kt2019: 7.6 kt2020: 7.6 kt2021: 7.6 kt2022: 7.5 kt2023: 7.5 kt2024: 7.5 kt

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

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Ireland, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 9 Mongolia 15.83 kt compare
  2. 10 Ukraine 13.66 kt compare
  3. 11 Finland 9.91 kt compare
  4. 13 Sweden 6.95 kt compare
  5. 14 Lithuania 6.83 kt compare
  6. 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 5.02 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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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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Indicator
Drained 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.