Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Ireland
Ireland: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 2.29 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Ireland, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 2.29 kt for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Ireland peaked at 2.55 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.29 kt, in 2020.
That places Ireland 11th out of 33 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.52 kt | 2.5 kt | 2.55 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.49 kt | 2.46 kt | 2.5 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.37 kt | 2.3 kt | 2.44 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.29 kt | 2.29 kt | 2.29 kt | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More climate change data for Ireland
- Share co2 vs population 0.0519 (2100)
- Population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Population, total 5.48 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Urban population 3.54 million (2025)
- Urban population 64.6% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 6.34 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 2.37 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 6.34 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 6.34 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Ireland?
- Drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Ireland was 2.29 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.55 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.29 kt in 2020.
- How does Ireland rank for drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
- Ireland ranks 11th out of 33 countries with data for 2020.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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) — UNFCCC. 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.