LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Ireland
Ireland: LULUCF — Emissions per capita was 2.04 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Ireland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 2.04 t CO2eq/cap for lulucf — emissions per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions per capita in Ireland peaked at 2.11 t CO2eq/cap in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.18 t CO2eq/cap, in 2015.
That places Ireland 19th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.01 t CO2eq/cap | 1.91 t CO2eq/cap | 2.08 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 t CO2eq/cap | 1.48 t CO2eq/cap | 1.88 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 t CO2eq/cap | 1.18 t CO2eq/cap | 1.47 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.88 t CO2eq/cap | 1.3 t CO2eq/cap | 2.11 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 16 Papua New Guinea 2.28 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 17 Cameroon 2.22 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 18 Equatorial Guinea 2.07 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.03 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 21 Gabon 2 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 22 Vanuatu 1.95 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Ireland
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 18,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 3,665 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 14,433 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 13.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 515.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,902 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,899 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 2.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 7.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.0963 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lulucf — emissions per capita in Ireland?
- Lulucf — emissions per capita in Ireland was 2.04 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lulucf — emissions per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 t CO2eq/cap in 2021.
- What is the lowest lulucf — emissions per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 t CO2eq/cap in 2015.
- How does Ireland rank for lulucf — emissions per capita?
- Ireland ranks 19th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lulucf — emissions per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.0%. 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 LULUCF — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.