Farm gate — Emissions Share in Ireland

Ireland: Farm gate — Emissions Share was 89.58 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
89.58 %
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
7th
of 209 countries
All-time high
89.58 %
in 2023
All-time low
73.53 %
in 2003
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Farm gate — 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

Ireland recorded 89.58 % for farm gate — emissions share in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

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

That places Ireland 7th out of 209 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.

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. 4 Paraguay 91.21 % compare
  2. 5 Niger 90.57 % compare
  3. 6 Mali 90.29 % compare
  4. 8 Tuvalu 88.3 % compare
  5. 9 South Sudan 87.14 % compare
  6. 10 Cambodia 83.82 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is farm gate — emissions share in Ireland?
Farm gate — emissions share in Ireland was 89.58 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest farm gate — emissions share recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 89.58 % in 2023.
What is the lowest farm gate — emissions share recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 73.53 % in 2003.
How does Ireland rank for farm gate — emissions share?
Ireland ranks 7th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is farm gate — 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 Farm gate — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Farm gate — 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.