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Share nitrous oxide emissions in Ireland

Ireland: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.2953 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2953
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
59th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.4791
in 1949
All-time low
0.2854
in 1890
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Ireland, 1850–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.2953 for share nitrous oxide emissions in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Ireland peaked at 0.4791 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.2854, in 1890.

Ireland ranks 59th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Ireland, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.3134 —
1851 0.3139 +0.2%
1852 0.3144 +0.2%
1853 0.3148 +0.1%
1854 0.3152 +0.1%
1855 0.3155 +0.1%
1856 0.3157 +0.1%
1857 0.3157 +0.0%
1858 0.3157 -0.0%
1859 0.3156 -0.0%
1860 0.3153 -0.1%
1861 0.3149 -0.1%
1862 0.3145 -0.1%
1863 0.3141 -0.1%
1864 0.3137 -0.1%
1865 0.3132 -0.1%
1866 0.3128 -0.1%
1867 0.3124 -0.1%
1868 0.312 -0.1%
1869 0.3116 -0.1%
1870 0.3113 -0.1%
1871 0.3117 +0.1%
1872 0.3134 +0.5%
1873 0.3158 +0.8%
1874 0.3186 +0.9%
1875 0.3214 +0.9%
1876 0.324 +0.8%
1877 0.3263 +0.7%
1878 0.328 +0.5%
1879 0.3293 +0.4%
1880 0.3298 +0.2%
1881 0.33 +0.1%
1882 0.3301 +0.0%
1883 0.3301 +0.0%
1884 0.3301 -0.0%
1885 0.33 -0.0%
1886 0.3299 -0.0%
1887 0.3299 -0.0%
1888 0.3298 -0.0%
1889 0.3298 -0.0%
1890 0.2854 -13.5%
1891 0.3168 +11.0%
1892 0.3452 +9.0%
1893 0.3703 +7.3%
1894 0.3921 +5.9%
1895 0.4104 +4.7%
1896 0.425 +3.6%
1897 0.4358 +2.5%
1898 0.4428 +1.6%
1899 0.4457 +0.7%
1900 0.4445 -0.3%
1901 0.4386 -1.3%
1902 0.4284 -2.3%
1903 0.4151 -3.1%
1904 0.3999 -3.6%
1905 0.3841 -4.0%
1906 0.3685 -4.0%
1907 0.3543 -3.9%
1908 0.3424 -3.4%
1909 0.3336 -2.6%
1910 0.3287 -1.5%
1911 0.3257 -0.9%
1912 0.3219 -1.1%
1913 0.3178 -1.3%
1914 0.3134 -1.4%
1915 0.3091 -1.4%
1916 0.305 -1.3%
1917 0.3014 -1.2%
1918 0.2983 -1.0%
1919 0.2959 -0.8%
1920 0.2943 -0.5%
1921 0.2935 -0.3%
1922 0.2933 -0.1%
1923 0.2936 +0.1%
1924 0.2944 +0.3%
1925 0.2955 +0.4%
1926 0.2971 +0.5%
1927 0.2989 +0.6%
1928 0.3011 +0.7%
1929 0.3034 +0.8%
1930 0.306 +0.9%
1931 0.3095 +1.1%
1932 0.3143 +1.5%
1933 0.3198 +1.8%
1934 0.3258 +1.9%
1935 0.3316 +1.8%
1936 0.337 +1.6%
1937 0.3413 +1.3%
1938 0.3443 +0.9%
1939 0.3455 +0.3%
1940 0.3445 -0.3%
1941 0.3505 +1.7%
1942 0.3684 +5.1%
1943 0.3917 +6.3%
1944 0.4153 +6.0%
1945 0.4364 +5.1%
1946 0.4537 +3.9%
1947 0.4666 +2.9%
1948 0.4751 +1.8%
1949 0.4791 +0.8%
1950 0.4783 -0.2%
1951 0.4753 -0.6%
1952 0.473 -0.5%
1953 0.4712 -0.4%
1954 0.4698 -0.3%
1955 0.4686 -0.3%
1956 0.4673 -0.3%
1957 0.4658 -0.3%
1958 0.464 -0.4%
1959 0.4618 -0.5%
1960 0.459 -0.6%
1961 0.4735 +3.1%
1962 0.4634 -2.1%
1963 0.456 -1.6%
1964 0.4458 -2.2%
1965 0.4425 -0.7%
1966 0.4465 +0.9%
1967 0.4399 -1.5%
1968 0.4324 -1.7%
1969 0.4287 -0.9%
1970 0.4188 -2.3%
1971 0.4354 +4.0%
1972 0.4326 -0.6%
1973 0.435 +0.5%
1974 0.4507 +3.6%
1975 0.4392 -2.6%
1976 0.4264 -2.9%
1977 0.4391 +3.0%
1978 0.4413 +0.5%
1979 0.4251 -3.7%
1980 0.4269 +0.4%
1981 0.4264 -0.1%
1982 0.4146 -2.8%
1983 0.4157 +0.3%
1984 0.4157 +0.0%
1985 0.408 -1.9%
1986 0.4192 +2.8%
1987 0.404 -3.6%
1988 0.4051 +0.3%
1989 0.4108 +1.4%
1990 0.42 +2.2%
1991 0.4106 -2.2%
1992 0.4118 +0.3%
1993 0.4278 +3.9%
1994 0.4306 +0.6%
1995 0.4198 -2.5%
1996 0.4056 -3.4%
1997 0.417 +2.8%
1998 0.4291 +2.9%
1999 0.4242 -1.1%
2000 0.4223 -0.4%
2001 0.4188 -0.8%
2002 0.4013 -4.2%
2003 0.3993 -0.5%
2004 0.3803 -4.8%
2005 0.3797 -0.2%
2006 0.3667 -3.4%
2007 0.3504 -4.4%
2008 0.3567 +1.8%
2009 0.3685 +3.3%
2010 0.3408 -7.5%
2011 0.3252 -4.6%
2012 0.3422 +5.2%
2013 0.3405 -0.5%
2014 0.3396 -0.3%
2015 0.3405 +0.3%
2016 0.3447 +1.2%
2017 0.3457 +0.3%
2018 0.3345 -3.3%
2019 0.3251 -2.8%
2020 0.3162 -2.7%
2021 0.316 -0.1%
2022 0.3056 -3.3%
2023 0.3007 -1.6%
2024 0.2953 -1.8%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 0.2953 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0871, 3.4× the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 0.2953 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1357, 2.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.315 0.3134 0.3157 10
1860s 0.3134 0.3116 0.3153 10
1870s 0.32 0.3113 0.3293 10
1880s 0.3299 0.3298 0.3301 10
1890s 0.387 0.2854 0.4457 10
1900s 0.3909 0.3336 0.4445 10
1910s 0.3117 0.2959 0.3287 10
1920s 0.2965 0.2933 0.3034 10
1930s 0.3275 0.306 0.3455 10
1940s 0.4181 0.3445 0.4791 10
1950s 0.4695 0.4618 0.4783 10
1960s 0.4488 0.4287 0.4735 10
1970s 0.4344 0.4188 0.4507 10
1980s 0.4146 0.404 0.4269 10
1990s 0.4197 0.4056 0.4306 10
2000s 0.3844 0.3504 0.4223 10
2010s 0.3379 0.3251 0.3457 10
2020s 0.3068 0.2953 0.3162 5

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 56 Peru 0.3244 compare
  2. 57 Netherlands 0.3057 compare
  3. 58 Malaysia 0.302 compare
  4. 60 Morocco 0.2952 compare
  5. 61 Paraguay 0.2918 compare
  6. 62 Belgium 0.2854 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share nitrous oxide emissions in Ireland?
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Ireland was 0.2953 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.4791 in 1949.
What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2854 in 1890.
How does Ireland rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
Ireland ranks 59th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share nitrous oxide emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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