Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Ireland

Ireland: Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 1,917 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1,917 kt
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
13th
of 43 countries
All-time high
2,269 kt
in 1999
All-time low
1,512 kt
in 2011
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Ireland, 1990–2020

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1990200520201990: 1.9k kt1991: 1.9k kt1992: 1.7k kt1993: 1.9k kt1994: 2.1k kt1995: 2.2k kt1996: 2.2k kt1997: 2.0k kt1998: 2.2k kt1999: 2.3k kt2000: 2.1k kt2001: 1.9k kt2002: 1.9k kt2003: 2.0k kt2004: 1.9k kt2005: 1.9k kt2006: 1.8k kt2007: 1.7k kt2008: 1.6k kt2009: 1.5k kt2010: 1.8k kt2011: 1.5k kt2012: 1.6k kt2013: 1.9k kt2014: 1.8k kt2015: 1.7k kt2016: 1.7k kt2017: 1.9k kt2018: 2.1k kt2019: 1.9k kt2020: 1.9k kt

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

Analysis

Ireland recorded 1,917 kt for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Ireland peaked at 2,269 kt in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1,512 kt, in 2011.

That places Ireland 13th out of 43 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,035 kt 1,733 kt 2,269 kt 10
2000s 1,832 kt 1,520 kt 2,099 kt 10
2010s 1,799 kt 1,512 kt 2,117 kt 10
2020s 1,917 kt 1,917 kt 1,917 kt 1

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 10 Italy 2,321 kt compare
  2. 11 Australia 2,151 kt compare
  3. 12 Romania 1,953 kt compare
  4. 14 Hungary 1,846 kt compare
  5. 15 Belarus, Republic of 1,799 kt compare
  6. 16 Colombia 1,611 kt compare

See the full ranking of 49 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Ireland?
Synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Ireland was 1,917 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 2,269 kt in 1999.
What is the lowest synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,512 kt in 2011.
How does Ireland rank for synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
Ireland ranks 13th out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
Is synthetic fertilizers — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
49 places, 1,438 data points, 1990–2020
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf