Petroleum products — Emissions in Ireland

Ireland: Petroleum products — Emissions was 0.3435 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.3435 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
44th
of 143 countries
All-time high
0.4132 kt
in 1995
All-time low
0.2054 kt
in 2015
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Petroleum products — Emissions in Ireland, 1990–2023

00.10.20.30.41990200620231990: 0.289 kt1991: 0.302 kt1992: 0.309 kt1993: 0.314 kt1994: 0.353 kt1995: 0.413 kt1996: 0.336 kt1997: 0.339 kt1998: 0.342 kt1999: 0.352 kt2000: 0.362 kt2001: 0.366 kt2002: 0.362 kt2003: 0.379 kt2004: 0.373 kt2005: 0.389 kt2006: 0.369 kt2007: 0.35 kt2008: 0.368 kt2009: 0.316 kt2010: 0.294 kt2011: 0.278 kt2012: 0.268 kt2013: 0.239 kt2014: 0.215 kt2015: 0.205 kt2016: 0.213 kt2017: 0.223 kt2018: 0.241 kt2019: 0.244 kt2020: 0.24 kt2021: 0.241 kt2022: 0.344 kt2023: 0.344 kt

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

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.3435 kt for petroleum products — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, petroleum products — emissions in Ireland peaked at 0.4132 kt in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2054 kt, in 2015.

Ireland ranks 44th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Petroleum products — Emissions in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Petroleum products — Emissions (N2O) in Ireland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.289 kt —
1991 0.3025 kt +4.7%
1992 0.3087 kt +2.0%
1993 0.3136 kt +1.6%
1994 0.353 kt +12.6%
1995 0.4132 kt +17.1%
1996 0.3357 kt -18.8%
1997 0.3394 kt +1.1%
1998 0.3419 kt +0.7%
1999 0.3517 kt +2.9%
2000 0.3616 kt +2.8%
2001 0.3665 kt +1.4%
2002 0.3616 kt -1.3%
2003 0.3788 kt +4.8%
2004 0.3726 kt -1.6%
2005 0.3886 kt +4.3%
2006 0.3689 kt -5.1%
2007 0.3505 kt -5.0%
2008 0.3677 kt +4.9%
2009 0.3161 kt -14.0%
2010 0.2939 kt -7.0%
2011 0.2779 kt -5.4%
2012 0.2681 kt -3.5%
2013 0.2386 kt -11.0%
2014 0.2152 kt -9.8%
2015 0.2054 kt -4.6%
2016 0.2128 kt +3.6%
2017 0.2233 kt +4.9%
2018 0.241 kt +7.9%
2019 0.2441 kt +1.3%
2020 0.24 kt -1.7%
2021 0.2411 kt +0.5%
2022 0.3435 kt +42.5%
2023 0.3435 kt +0.0%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 0.3435 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.198 kt, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 0.3435 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2109 kt, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Petroleum products — Emissions 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.

YearChange FromTo
2022 +42.5% 0.2411 kt 0.3435 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3349 kt 0.289 kt 0.4132 kt 10
2000s 0.3633 kt 0.3161 kt 0.3886 kt 10
2010s 0.242 kt 0.2054 kt 0.2939 kt 10
2020s 0.292 kt 0.24 kt 0.3435 kt 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 41 India 0.3851 kt compare
  2. 42 Czechia 0.3814 kt compare
  3. 43 Azerbaijan 0.3478 kt compare
  4. 45 Austria 0.2707 kt compare
  5. 46 Chile 0.2653 kt compare
  6. 47 Cambodia 0.2644 kt compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is petroleum products — emissions in Ireland?
Petroleum products — emissions in Ireland was 0.3435 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest petroleum products — emissions recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.4132 kt in 1995.
What is the lowest petroleum products — emissions recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2054 kt in 2015.
How does Ireland rank for petroleum products — emissions?
Ireland ranks 44th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
Is petroleum products — emissions rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. 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 Petroleum products — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Petroleum products — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
190 places, 6,284 data points, 1990–2023
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