Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share in Ireland

Ireland: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share was 89.58 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
89.58 %
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
9th
of 192 countries
All-time high
89.58 %
in 2023
All-time low
73.53 %
in 2003
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share in Ireland, 1990–2023

0204060801990200620231990: 83.4 %1991: 83.7 %1992: 83.8 %1993: 83.6 %1994: 83.5 %1995: 83.4 %1996: 83.1 %1997: 84.7 %1998: 86.3 %1999: 76.9 %2000: 75.9 %2001: 74.7 %2002: 74.8 %2003: 73.5 %2004: 79 %2005: 80.6 %2006: 79.6 %2007: 83.8 %2008: 85.7 %2009: 87.9 %2010: 87.4 %2011: 86.8 %2012: 89.1 %2013: 88.9 %2014: 88.6 %2015: 88.2 %2016: 87 %2017: 87.7 %2018: 87.5 %2019: 88.1 %2020: 88.2 %2021: 88.9 %2022: 89 %2023: 89.6 %

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

Analysis

In 2023, emissions on agricultural land — emissions share in Ireland stood at 89.58 %. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions share in Ireland peaked at 89.58 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 73.53 %, in 2003.

That places Ireland 9th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share (CH4) in Ireland, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 83.44 %
1991 83.73 % +0.3%
1992 83.76 % +0.0%
1993 83.61 % -0.2%
1994 83.52 % -0.1%
1995 83.38 % -0.2%
1996 83.08 % -0.4%
1997 84.71 % +2.0%
1998 86.27 % +1.8%
1999 76.94 % -10.8%
2000 75.9 % -1.4%
2001 74.69 % -1.6%
2002 74.78 % +0.1%
2003 73.53 % -1.7%
2004 78.96 % +7.4%
2005 80.59 % +2.1%
2006 79.6 % -1.2%
2007 83.76 % +5.2%
2008 85.71 % +2.3%
2009 87.87 % +2.5%
2010 87.38 % -0.6%
2011 86.8 % -0.7%
2012 89.06 % +2.6%
2013 88.93 % -0.1%
2014 88.64 % -0.3%
2015 88.22 % -0.5%
2016 86.95 % -1.4%
2017 87.69 % +0.9%
2018 87.48 % -0.2%
2019 88.06 % +0.7%
2020 88.24 % +0.2%
2021 88.89 % +0.7%
2022 89.01 % +0.1%
2023 89.58 % +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 83.24 % 76.94 % 86.27 % 10
2000s 79.54 % 73.53 % 87.87 % 10
2010s 87.92 % 86.8 % 89.06 % 10
2020s 88.93 % 88.24 % 89.58 % 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 6 Niger 90.57 % compare
  2. 7 Mali 90.29 % compare
  3. 8 South Sudan 89.68 % compare
  4. 10 Tuvalu 88.3 % compare
  5. 11 Cambodia 86.62 % compare
  6. 12 Myanmar 85.7 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions on agricultural land — emissions share in Ireland?
Emissions on agricultural land — emissions share in Ireland was 89.58 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions share recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 89.58 % in 2023.
What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions share recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 73.53 % in 2003.
How does Ireland rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions share?
Ireland ranks 9th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions share rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,018 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.