Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Ireland

Ireland: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 0.8452 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.8452 kt
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
69th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.8463 kt
in 2022
All-time low
0.317 kt
in 1996
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

00.20.40.60.81990200620231990: 0.322 kt1991: 0.328 kt1992: 0.328 kt1993: 0.321 kt1994: 0.337 kt1995: 0.333 kt1996: 0.317 kt1997: 0.322 kt1998: 0.321 kt1999: 0.398 kt2000: 0.362 kt2001: 0.37 kt2002: 0.386 kt2003: 0.47 kt2004: 0.463 kt2005: 0.495 kt2006: 0.42 kt2007: 0.437 kt2008: 0.474 kt2009: 0.397 kt2010: 0.386 kt2011: 0.394 kt2012: 0.517 kt2013: 0.553 kt2014: 0.55 kt2015: 0.431 kt2016: 0.586 kt2017: 0.572 kt2018: 0.75 kt2019: 0.758 kt2020: 0.712 kt2021: 0.784 kt2022: 0.846 kt2023: 0.845 kt

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

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.8452 kt for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 52.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Ireland peaked at 0.8463 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.317 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Ireland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.3223 kt
1991 0.3275 kt +1.6%
1992 0.328 kt +0.2%
1993 0.3209 kt -2.2%
1994 0.3367 kt +4.9%
1995 0.3331 kt -1.1%
1996 0.317 kt -4.8%
1997 0.3219 kt +1.5%
1998 0.3209 kt -0.3%
1999 0.3982 kt +24.1%
2000 0.3616 kt -9.2%
2001 0.3705 kt +2.5%
2002 0.3858 kt +4.1%
2003 0.47 kt +21.8%
2004 0.4629 kt -1.5%
2005 0.4953 kt +7.0%
2006 0.4201 kt -15.2%
2007 0.4369 kt +4.0%
2008 0.4741 kt +8.5%
2009 0.3967 kt -16.3%
2010 0.3858 kt -2.7%
2011 0.3939 kt +2.1%
2012 0.5169 kt +31.2%
2013 0.5533 kt +7.0%
2014 0.5501 kt -0.6%
2015 0.4307 kt -21.7%
2016 0.5855 kt +35.9%
2017 0.5716 kt -2.4%
2018 0.7499 kt +31.2%
2019 0.7578 kt +1.1%
2020 0.7117 kt -6.1%
2021 0.7836 kt +10.1%
2022 0.8463 kt +8.0%
2023 0.8452 kt -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3327 kt 0.317 kt 0.3982 kt 10
2000s 0.4274 kt 0.3616 kt 0.4953 kt 10
2010s 0.5495 kt 0.3858 kt 0.7578 kt 10
2020s 0.7967 kt 0.7117 kt 0.8463 kt 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 66 Finland 0.968 kt compare
  2. 67 Chile 0.925 kt compare
  3. 68 Bulgaria 0.9164 kt compare
  4. 70 El Salvador 0.8445 kt compare
  5. 71 Uzbekistan 0.8241 kt compare
  6. 72 Hungary 0.7535 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Ireland?
Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Ireland was 0.8452 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.8463 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.317 kt in 1996.
How does Ireland rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Ireland ranks 69th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — 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
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