Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Ireland

Ireland: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) was 1,996 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1,996 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 221 countries
All-time high
2,104 kt
in 1990
All-time low
1,996 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Ireland, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200620231990: 2.1k kt1991: 2.1k kt1992: 2.1k kt1993: 2.1k kt1994: 2.1k kt1995: 2.1k kt1996: 2.1k kt1997: 2.1k kt1998: 2.1k kt1999: 2.1k kt2000: 2.1k kt2001: 2.1k kt2002: 2.1k kt2003: 2.1k kt2004: 2.1k kt2005: 2.1k kt2006: 2.1k kt2007: 2.0k kt2008: 2.0k kt2009: 2.0k kt2010: 2.0k kt2011: 2.0k kt2012: 2.0k kt2013: 2.0k kt2014: 2.0k kt2015: 2.0k kt2016: 2.0k kt2017: 2.0k kt2018: 2.0k kt2019: 2.0k kt2020: 2.0k kt2021: 2.0k kt2022: 2.0k kt2023: 2.0k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Ireland is 1,996 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Ireland peaked at 2,104 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,996 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 34 years of available data.

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Ireland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 2,104 kt
1991 2,104 kt +0.0%
1992 2,104 kt +0.0%
1993 2,104 kt -0.0%
1994 2,104 kt -0.0%
1995 2,099 kt -0.3%
1996 2,093 kt -0.3%
1997 2,082 kt -0.5%
1998 2,082 kt -0.0%
1999 2,075 kt -0.3%
2000 2,070 kt -0.3%
2001 2,068 kt -0.1%
2002 2,065 kt -0.1%
2003 2,060 kt -0.2%
2004 2,054 kt -0.3%
2005 2,052 kt -0.1%
2006 2,050 kt -0.1%
2007 2,047 kt -0.2%
2008 2,043 kt -0.2%
2009 2,037 kt -0.3%
2010 2,034 kt -0.1%
2011 2,034 kt -0.0%
2012 2,033 kt -0.0%
2013 2,033 kt -0.0%
2014 2,028 kt -0.2%
2015 2,028 kt +0.0%
2016 2,026 kt -0.1%
2017 2,025 kt -0.1%
2018 2,022 kt -0.1%
2019 2,006 kt -0.8%
2020 2,004 kt -0.1%
2021 2,001 kt -0.2%
2022 1,996 kt -0.3%
2023 1,996 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,095 kt 2,075 kt 2,104 kt 10
2000s 2,055 kt 2,037 kt 2,070 kt 10
2010s 2,027 kt 2,006 kt 2,034 kt 10
2020s 1,999 kt 1,996 kt 2,004 kt 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 9 Mongolia 4,194 kt compare
  2. 10 Ukraine 3,619 kt compare
  3. 11 Finland 2,627 kt compare
  4. 12 Türkiye 0.583 kt compare
  5. 13 Sweden 1,842 kt compare
  6. 14 Lithuania 1,809 kt compare
  7. 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1,331 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Ireland?
Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) in Ireland was 1,996 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 2,104 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,996 kt in 2022.
How does Ireland rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq)?
Ireland ranks 12th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils (n2o) — 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 (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils (N2O) — 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