Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square in Ireland
Ireland: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square was 0.0176 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Ireland stood at 0.0176 kt per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Ireland peaked at 0.0355 kt per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.011 kt per square kilometre, in 1981.
Ireland ranks 3rd of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0146 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0159 kt per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0157 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0159 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0162 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0163 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0144 kt per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1968 | 0.014 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0134 kt per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0131 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0133 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0134 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0133 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0134 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0127 kt per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0125 kt per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0121 kt per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0119 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0114 kt per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0111 kt per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.011 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0115 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0123 kt per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0132 kt per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0145 kt per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0155 kt per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0172 kt per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0202 kt per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0234 kt per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0268 kt per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0275 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0281 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0287 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.028 kt per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.027 kt per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.026 kt per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0251 kt per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0262 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0261 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0355 kt per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0344 kt per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0339 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0322 kt per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0318 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.03 kt per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0281 kt per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0259 kt per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0238 kt per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0224 kt per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0223 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0243 kt per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0235 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0239 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0241 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0243 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0244 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0179 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0182 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0187 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0189 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0176 kt per square kilometre | -6.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +35.9% | 0.0261 kt per square kilometre | 0.0355 kt per square kilometre |
| 2018 | -26.9% | 0.0244 kt per square kilometre | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0151 kt per square kilometre | 0.0134 kt per square kilometre | 0.0163 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0127 kt per square kilometre | 0.0114 kt per square kilometre | 0.0134 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.015 kt per square kilometre | 0.011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0234 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.027 kt per square kilometre | 0.0251 kt per square kilometre | 0.0287 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0298 kt per square kilometre | 0.0224 kt per square kilometre | 0.0355 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0225 kt per square kilometre | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | 0.0244 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0183 kt per square kilometre | 0.0176 kt per square kilometre | 0.0189 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 1 New Zealand 0.0322 kt per square kilometre compare
- 2 Faroe Islands 0.0186 kt per square kilometre compare
- 4 Azerbaijan 0.0164 kt per square kilometre compare
- 5 Bahrain 0.0159 kt per square kilometre compare
- 6 Nigeria 0.0123 kt per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Ireland
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- 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 meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Ireland?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Ireland was 0.0176 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0355 kt per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.011 kt per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Ireland rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square?
- Ireland ranks 3rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.