Food Retail — Emissions (N2O) in Ireland
Ireland: Food Retail — Emissions (N2O) was 0.0065 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions in Ireland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.0065 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Ireland peaked at 0.0073 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0047 kt, in 1990.
That places Ireland 72nd out of 209 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 (N2O) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0047 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.005 kt | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0051 kt | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.005 kt | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0052 kt | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0052 kt | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0051 kt | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0052 kt | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0054 kt | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0055 kt | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0055 kt | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0061 kt | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0063 kt | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0066 kt | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0063 kt | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0073 kt | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0071 kt | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0065 kt | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0065 kt | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0056 kt | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0054 kt | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0055 kt | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0068 kt | +23.4% |
| 2013 | 0.007 kt | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0069 kt | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0073 kt | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0071 kt | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0067 kt | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0068 kt | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0059 kt | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0055 kt | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.006 kt | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0065 kt | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0065 kt | -0.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.0065 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0033 kt, 2.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.0065 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0044 kt, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 69 Peru 0.0068 kt compare
- 70 United Arab Emirates 0.0067 kt compare
- 71 Panama 0.0066 kt compare
- 73 Dominican Republic 0.0064 kt compare
- 74 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0062 kt compare
- 75 Kuwait 0.0061 kt compare
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 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 2015.
- 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 72nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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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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.