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

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

Latest (2020)
607.02 kt
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
11th
of 32 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) from N2O (AR5) 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

In 2020, drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) in Ireland stood at 607.02 kt. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

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

Ireland ranks 11th of 32 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) from n2o (ar5) in Ireland?
Drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) 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) from n2o (ar5) recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 674.46 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 607.02 kt in 2020.
How does Ireland rank for drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5)?
Ireland ranks 11th out of 32 countries with data for 2020.
Is drained organic soils (n2o) — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) 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) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Drained organic soils (N2O) — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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
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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