Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4) (Food CH4) in Ireland
Ireland: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4) (Food CH4) was 0.0737 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Ireland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food household consumption — emissions in Ireland stood at 0.0737 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.0% on the previous year and down 62.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in Ireland peaked at 0.5789 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0737 kt, in 2023.
That places Ireland 72nd out of 227 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4) (Food CH4) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5789 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.5543 kt | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3787 kt | -31.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3812 kt | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2671 kt | -29.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1978 kt | -25.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2854 kt | +44.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2143 kt | -24.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2462 kt | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2079 kt | -15.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2154 kt | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2002 kt | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1872 kt | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1919 kt | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1932 kt | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1986 kt | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1913 kt | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1803 kt | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1945 kt | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2158 kt | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 0.206 kt | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1649 kt | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1819 kt | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1971 kt | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1749 kt | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1826 kt | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1875 kt | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1458 kt | -22.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1645 kt | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1499 kt | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1535 kt | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1356 kt | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0934 kt | -31.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0737 kt | -21.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.0737 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0186 kt, 4.0× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.0737 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0417 kt, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3312 kt | 0.1978 kt | 0.5789 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1968 kt | 0.1803 kt | 0.2158 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1755 kt | 0.1458 kt | 0.206 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.114 kt | 0.0737 kt | 0.1535 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More climate change data for Ireland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 320.11 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 18,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,665 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14,433 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 515.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,902 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,899 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.17 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food household consumption — emissions in Ireland?
- Food household consumption — emissions in Ireland was 0.0737 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5789 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0737 kt in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for food household consumption — emissions?
- Ireland ranks 72nd out of 227 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food household consumption — emissions rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.6%. 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 Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.