Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Ireland
Ireland: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 10,107 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Ireland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 10,107 kt for grassland organic soils — emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions in Ireland peaked at 10,606 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10,107 kt, in 2022.
That places Ireland 6th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland organic soils — Emissions in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,606 kt | — |
| 1991 | 10,606 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10,606 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10,606 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 10,606 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 10,576 kt | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 10,548 kt | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 10,489 kt | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 10,487 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 10,450 kt | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 10,418 kt | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 10,406 kt | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 10,390 kt | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 10,368 kt | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 10,338 kt | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 10,327 kt | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 10,320 kt | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 10,302 kt | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 10,286 kt | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 10,251 kt | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 10,240 kt | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 10,237 kt | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 10,233 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 10,231 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 10,206 kt | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 10,206 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10,197 kt | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 10,191 kt | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 10,179 kt | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 10,143 kt | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 10,138 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 10,127 kt | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 10,107 kt | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 10,107 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10,107 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,558 kt | 10,450 kt | 10,606 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,341 kt | 10,251 kt | 10,418 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,206 kt | 10,143 kt | 10,240 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,117 kt | 10,107 kt | 10,138 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More climate change data for Ireland
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0963 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland organic soils — emissions in Ireland?
- Grassland organic soils — emissions in Ireland was 10,107 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 10,606 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,107 kt in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for grassland organic soils — emissions?
- Ireland ranks 6th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.