Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) in Ireland
Ireland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) was 7.23 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) in Ireland, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 7.23 kt for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) in 2020.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) in Ireland peaked at 8.56 kt in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.71 kt, in 2011.
Ireland ranks 13th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.24 kt | — |
| 1991 | 7.01 kt | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 6.54 kt | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 7.18 kt | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 7.78 kt | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 8.45 kt | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 8.18 kt | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 7.42 kt | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 8.42 kt | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 8.56 kt | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 7.92 kt | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 7.16 kt | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 7.08 kt | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 7.64 kt | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 7.21 kt | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 7.05 kt | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 6.79 kt | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 6.49 kt | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 6.03 kt | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 5.74 kt | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 6.85 kt | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 5.71 kt | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 5.99 kt | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 7.23 kt | +20.6% |
| 2014 | 6.68 kt | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 6.56 kt | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 6.55 kt | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 7.22 kt | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 7.99 kt | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 7.1 kt | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 7.23 kt | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.68 kt | 6.54 kt | 8.56 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.91 kt | 5.74 kt | 7.92 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.79 kt | 5.71 kt | 7.99 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.23 kt | 7.23 kt | 7.23 kt | 1 |
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 nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) in Ireland?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) in Ireland was 7.23 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.56 kt in 1999.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.71 kt in 2011.
- How does Ireland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions)?
- Ireland ranks 13th out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions N2O) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).