Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Ireland

Ireland: Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 607.02 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
607.02 kt
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
11th
of 33 countries
All-time high
674.46 kt
in 1990
All-time low
607.02 kt
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Ireland, 1990–2020

02004006001990200520201990: 674.5 kt1991: 672.9 kt1992: 671.5 kt1993: 665.9 kt1994: 665.9 kt1995: 665.9 kt1996: 665.9 kt1997: 665.9 kt1998: 665.9 kt1999: 663.5 kt2000: 661.7 kt2001: 661.7 kt2002: 661.7 kt2003: 661.7 kt2004: 661.7 kt2005: 661.7 kt2006: 661.7 kt2007: 659 kt2008: 653.9 kt2009: 651.3 kt2010: 646 kt2011: 642.3 kt2012: 638.3 kt2013: 634.1 kt2014: 629.5 kt2015: 624.7 kt2016: 619.6 kt2017: 614.7 kt2018: 612.1 kt2019: 608.7 kt2020: 607 kt

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

Analysis

Ireland recorded 607.02 kt for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Ireland peaked at 674.46 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 607.02 kt, in 2020.

Ireland ranks 11th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 667.78 kt 663.54 kt 674.46 kt 10
2000s 659.6 kt 651.35 kt 661.67 kt 10
2010s 626.98 kt 608.65 kt 645.99 kt 10
2020s 607.02 kt 607.02 kt 607.02 kt 1

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 8 Finland 1,381 kt compare
  2. 9 Sweden 731.1 kt compare
  3. 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 615.73 kt compare
  4. 12 New Zealand 593.67 kt compare
  5. 13 Denmark 534.04 kt compare
  6. 14 Lithuania 440.38 kt compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Ireland?
Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Ireland was 607.02 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 674.46 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 607.02 kt in 2020.
How does Ireland rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
Ireland ranks 11th out of 33 countries with data for 2020.
Is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — 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 (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
38 places, 1,139 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

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