Food Retail — Emissions in Ireland

Ireland: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.0065 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0065 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
66th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0073 kt
in 2005
All-time low
0.0047 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Ireland, 1990–2023

00.0020.0040.0060.0081990200620231990: 0.005 kt1991: 0.005 kt1992: 0.005 kt1993: 0.005 kt1994: 0.005 kt1995: 0.005 kt1996: 0.005 kt1997: 0.005 kt1998: 0.005 kt1999: 0.005 kt2000: 0.005 kt2001: 0.006 kt2002: 0.006 kt2003: 0.007 kt2004: 0.006 kt2005: 0.007 kt2006: 0.007 kt2007: 0.006 kt2008: 0.006 kt2009: 0.006 kt2010: 0.005 kt2011: 0.005 kt2012: 0.007 kt2013: 0.007 kt2014: 0.007 kt2015: 0.007 kt2016: 0.007 kt2017: 0.007 kt2018: 0.007 kt2019: 0.006 kt2020: 0.005 kt2021: 0.006 kt2022: 0.006 kt2023: 0.006 kt

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

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.0065 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Ireland peaked at 0.0073 kt in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0047 kt, in 1990.

That places Ireland 66th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 (N2O) in Ireland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0047 kt
1991 0.005 kt +6.4%
1992 0.0051 kt +2.0%
1993 0.005 kt -2.0%
1994 0.0052 kt +4.0%
1995 0.0052 kt +0.0%
1996 0.0051 kt -1.9%
1997 0.0052 kt +2.0%
1998 0.0054 kt +3.8%
1999 0.0055 kt +1.9%
2000 0.0055 kt +0.0%
2001 0.0061 kt +10.9%
2002 0.0063 kt +3.3%
2003 0.0066 kt +4.8%
2004 0.0063 kt -4.5%
2005 0.0073 kt +15.9%
2006 0.0071 kt -2.7%
2007 0.0065 kt -8.5%
2008 0.0065 kt +0.0%
2009 0.0056 kt -13.8%
2010 0.0054 kt -3.6%
2011 0.0055 kt +1.9%
2012 0.0068 kt +23.6%
2013 0.007 kt +2.9%
2014 0.0069 kt -1.4%
2015 0.0073 kt +5.8%
2016 0.0071 kt -2.7%
2017 0.0067 kt -5.6%
2018 0.0068 kt +1.5%
2019 0.0059 kt -13.2%
2020 0.0055 kt -6.8%
2021 0.006 kt +9.1%
2022 0.0065 kt +8.3%
2023 0.0065 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0051 kt 0.0047 kt 0.0055 kt 10
2000s 0.0064 kt 0.0055 kt 0.0073 kt 10
2010s 0.0065 kt 0.0054 kt 0.0073 kt 10
2020s 0.0061 kt 0.0055 kt 0.0065 kt 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 63 Peru 0.0068 kt compare
  2. 64 United Arab Emirates 0.0067 kt compare
  3. 65 Panama 0.0066 kt compare
  4. 67 Dominican Republic 0.0064 kt compare
  5. 68 Kuwait 0.0061 kt compare
  6. 69 Hungary 0.006 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 0.0065 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 0.0073 kt in 2005.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0047 kt in 1990.
How does Ireland rank for food retail — emissions?
Ireland ranks 66th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (N2O)
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