Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Ireland
Ireland: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Ireland, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.2% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 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 of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Ireland peaked at 0.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2011.
Ireland ranks 78th of 217 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More climate change data for Ireland
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Population, total 5.48 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Urban population 3.54 million (2025)
- Urban population 64.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 6.34 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.37 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 6.34 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 6.34 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Ireland?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Ireland was 0.2% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2011.
- How does Ireland rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Ireland ranks 78th out of 217 regions with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 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 Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.