Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Ireland

Ireland: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 0.1634 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.1634 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
61st
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.3018 kt
in 1991
All-time low
0.1228 kt
in 2015
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Ireland, 1990–2023

00.10.20.31990200620231990: 0.217 kt1991: 0.302 kt1992: 0.288 kt1993: 0.254 kt1994: 0.174 kt1995: 0.159 kt1996: 0.184 kt1997: 0.218 kt1998: 0.22 kt1999: 0.244 kt2000: 0.234 kt2001: 0.216 kt2002: 0.213 kt2003: 0.225 kt2004: 0.223 kt2005: 0.217 kt2006: 0.205 kt2007: 0.207 kt2008: 0.199 kt2009: 0.168 kt2010: 0.191 kt2011: 0.149 kt2012: 0.138 kt2013: 0.142 kt2014: 0.148 kt2015: 0.123 kt2016: 0.137 kt2017: 0.136 kt2018: 0.177 kt2019: 0.172 kt2020: 0.175 kt2021: 0.17 kt2022: 0.163 kt2023: 0.163 kt

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

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.1634 kt for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Ireland peaked at 0.3018 kt in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1228 kt, in 2015.

That places Ireland 61st out of 120 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 Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Ireland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.2166 kt
1991 0.3018 kt +39.3%
1992 0.2882 kt -4.5%
1993 0.254 kt -11.9%
1994 0.1744 kt -31.3%
1995 0.1592 kt -8.7%
1996 0.1841 kt +15.6%
1997 0.2184 kt +18.6%
1998 0.2197 kt +0.6%
1999 0.2436 kt +10.9%
2000 0.2342 kt -3.9%
2001 0.216 kt -7.8%
2002 0.2129 kt -1.4%
2003 0.2247 kt +5.5%
2004 0.2233 kt -0.6%
2005 0.2173 kt -2.7%
2006 0.2046 kt -5.8%
2007 0.2074 kt +1.4%
2008 0.199 kt -4.1%
2009 0.1675 kt -15.8%
2010 0.1914 kt +14.3%
2011 0.149 kt -22.2%
2012 0.1383 kt -7.2%
2013 0.1416 kt +2.4%
2014 0.1485 kt +4.9%
2015 0.1228 kt -17.3%
2016 0.1365 kt +11.2%
2017 0.1355 kt -0.7%
2018 0.1775 kt +31.0%
2019 0.1721 kt -3.0%
2020 0.1749 kt +1.6%
2021 0.1696 kt -3.0%
2022 0.1634 kt -3.7%
2023 0.1634 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.226 kt 0.1592 kt 0.3018 kt 10
2000s 0.2107 kt 0.1675 kt 0.2342 kt 10
2010s 0.1513 kt 0.1228 kt 0.1914 kt 10
2020s 0.1678 kt 0.1634 kt 0.1749 kt 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 58 Philippines 0.1859 kt compare
  2. 59 Tunisia 0.1794 kt compare
  3. 60 Uruguay 0.1671 kt compare
  4. 62 Belarus 0.1596 kt compare
  5. 63 Switzerland 0.1581 kt compare
  6. 64 Azerbaijan 0.1529 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Ireland?
Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Ireland was 0.1634 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.3018 kt in 1991.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1228 kt in 2015.
How does Ireland rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Ireland ranks 61st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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 Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
167 places, 5,005 data points, 1990–2023
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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