Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) in Ireland

Ireland: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) was 1,115 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,115 kt
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
71st
of 233 countries
All-time high
1,170 kt
in 2016
All-time low
379.29 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) in Ireland, 1990–2023

4006008001.0k1.2k1990200620231990: 379.3 kt1991: 394.2 kt1992: 423.4 kt1993: 425.8 kt1994: 442.2 kt1995: 456.5 kt1996: 539.1 kt1997: 573.6 kt1998: 683.6 kt1999: 763.3 kt2000: 850.3 kt2001: 885.5 kt2002: 910.6 kt2003: 923.7 kt2004: 985.1 kt2005: 1.0k kt2006: 1.1k kt2007: 1.1k kt2008: 1.1k kt2009: 1.0k kt2010: 1.0k kt2011: 1.0k kt2012: 993.9 kt2013: 1.0k kt2014: 1.1k kt2015: 1.1k kt2016: 1.2k kt2017: 1.1k kt2018: 1.1k kt2019: 1.2k kt2020: 1.0k kt2021: 1.1k kt2022: 1.1k kt2023: 1.1k kt

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

Analysis

Ireland recorded 1,115 kt for food transport — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

That represents a change of up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Ireland peaked at 1,170 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 379.29 kt, in 1990.

That places Ireland 71st out of 233 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 508.11 kt 379.29 kt 763.26 kt 10
2000s 1,002 kt 850.32 kt 1,148 kt 10
2010s 1,078 kt 993.86 kt 1,170 kt 10
2020s 1,073 kt 1,008 kt 1,115 kt 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 68 Kenya 1,159 kt compare
  2. 69 Belarus 1,126 kt compare
  3. 70 Serbia 1,120 kt compare
  4. 72 United Republic of Tanzania 1,100 kt compare
  5. 73 Azerbaijan 989.96 kt compare
  6. 74 Sudan (former) 980.23 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Ireland?
Food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Ireland was 1,115 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1,170 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 379.29 kt in 1990.
How does Ireland rank for food transport — emissions (co2eq)?
Ireland ranks 71st out of 233 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,821 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.