Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Ireland
Ireland: Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity was 0.8086 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.8086 kg CO2eq/kg for raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in 2023.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Ireland peaked at 2.41 kg CO2eq/kg in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.7748 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2022.
Ireland ranks 131st of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.39 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 2.33 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 2.32 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 2.34 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 2.41 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 2.41 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 2.25 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.5% |
| 1968 | 2.2 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 2.21 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 2.16 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 2.14 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 1.83 kg CO2eq/kg | -14.5% |
| 1973 | 1.87 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 2 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 1.83 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 1.67 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.7% |
| 1977 | 1.61 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 1.48 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 1.48 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.49 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 1.45 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 1.33 kg CO2eq/kg | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 1.29 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 1.24 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 1.27 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 1.26 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.27 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 1.2 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 1.16 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 1.17 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.13 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.11 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 1.09 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.08 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.08 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.08 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.1 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.09 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.07 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.02 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.03 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9741 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9702 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9747 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9802 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9393 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9426 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9894 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9735 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9853 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9195 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9534 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8952 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8169 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8081 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7947 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7781 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7748 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8086 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.32 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.2 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.41 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.81 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.48 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.16 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.2 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.49 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.08 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.17 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.9702 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.07 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9223 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.8081 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.9894 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7891 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.7748 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.8086 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Ireland?
- Raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity in Ireland was 0.8086 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 kg CO2eq/kg in 1965.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7748 kg CO2eq/kg in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity?
- Ireland ranks 131st out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is raw milk of cattle — emissions intensity rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 Raw milk of cattle — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.