Share global food emissions in Ireland
Ireland: Share global food emissions was 0.1752 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Latest (2015)
0.1752
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
78th
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.2152
in 2001
All-time low
0.171
in 2011
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Share global food emissions in Ireland, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.1752 for share global food emissions in 2015.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Ireland peaked at 0.2152 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.171, in 2011.
Ireland ranks 78th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1785 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1796 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.179 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1816 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1837 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1822 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1876 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1812 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1926 | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.198 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2072 | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2152 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1998 | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1954 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1872 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1875 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1888 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.186 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1816 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1742 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1737 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.171 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1746 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1758 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1741 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1752 | +0.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.1752 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0733, 2.4× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.1752 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1173, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1844 | 0.1785 | 0.198 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1923 | 0.1742 | 0.2152 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1741 | 0.171 | 0.1758 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More climate change data for Ireland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 320.11 million kg (2050)
- 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 share global food emissions in Ireland?
- Share global food emissions in Ireland was 0.1752 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2152 in 2001.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.171 in 2011.
- How does Ireland rank for share global food emissions?
- Ireland ranks 78th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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