Food Retail — Emissions in Ireland

Ireland: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.0302 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0302 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
69th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0302 kt
in 2022
All-time low
0.0113 kt
in 1996
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Ireland, 1990–2023

00.010.020.031990200620231990: 0.011 kt1991: 0.012 kt1992: 0.012 kt1993: 0.011 kt1994: 0.012 kt1995: 0.012 kt1996: 0.011 kt1997: 0.011 kt1998: 0.011 kt1999: 0.014 kt2000: 0.013 kt2001: 0.013 kt2002: 0.014 kt2003: 0.017 kt2004: 0.017 kt2005: 0.018 kt2006: 0.015 kt2007: 0.016 kt2008: 0.017 kt2009: 0.014 kt2010: 0.014 kt2011: 0.014 kt2012: 0.018 kt2013: 0.02 kt2014: 0.02 kt2015: 0.015 kt2016: 0.021 kt2017: 0.02 kt2018: 0.027 kt2019: 0.027 kt2020: 0.025 kt2021: 0.028 kt2022: 0.03 kt2023: 0.03 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food retail — emissions in Ireland is 0.0302 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Ireland peaked at 0.0302 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0113 kt, in 1996.

Ireland ranks 69th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Food Retail — Emissions in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Ireland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0115 kt
1991 0.0117 kt +1.7%
1992 0.0117 kt +0.0%
1993 0.0115 kt -1.7%
1994 0.012 kt +4.3%
1995 0.0119 kt -0.8%
1996 0.0113 kt -5.0%
1997 0.0115 kt +1.8%
1998 0.0115 kt +0.0%
1999 0.0142 kt +23.5%
2000 0.0129 kt -9.2%
2001 0.0132 kt +2.3%
2002 0.0138 kt +4.5%
2003 0.0168 kt +21.7%
2004 0.0165 kt -1.8%
2005 0.0177 kt +7.3%
2006 0.015 kt -15.3%
2007 0.0156 kt +4.0%
2008 0.0169 kt +8.3%
2009 0.0142 kt -16.0%
2010 0.0138 kt -2.8%
2011 0.0141 kt +2.2%
2012 0.0185 kt +31.2%
2013 0.0198 kt +7.0%
2014 0.0196 kt -1.0%
2015 0.0154 kt -21.4%
2016 0.0209 kt +35.7%
2017 0.0204 kt -2.4%
2018 0.0268 kt +31.4%
2019 0.0271 kt +1.1%
2020 0.0254 kt -6.3%
2021 0.028 kt +10.2%
2022 0.0302 kt +7.9%
2023 0.0302 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0119 kt 0.0113 kt 0.0142 kt 10
2000s 0.0153 kt 0.0129 kt 0.0177 kt 10
2010s 0.0196 kt 0.0138 kt 0.0271 kt 10
2020s 0.0284 kt 0.0254 kt 0.0302 kt 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 66 Finland 0.0346 kt compare
  2. 67 Chile 0.033 kt compare
  3. 68 Bulgaria 0.0327 kt compare
  4. 69 El Salvador 0.0302 kt compare
  5. 71 Uzbekistan 0.0294 kt compare
  6. 72 Hungary 0.0269 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Ireland?
Food retail — emissions in Ireland was 0.0302 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0302 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0113 kt in 1996.
How does Ireland rank for food retail — emissions?
Ireland ranks 69th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. 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 Food Retail — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 7,490 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