Waste — Emissions in Ireland

Ireland: Waste — Emissions was 19.6 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
19.6 kt
Change on year
down 13.7%
World rank
135th
of 197 countries
All-time high
164 kt
in 2001
All-time low
19.6 kt
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in Ireland, 1961–2023

050100150196119922023

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

Analysis

Ireland recorded 19.6 kt for waste — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 13.7% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Ireland peaked at 164 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 19.6 kt, in 2023.

That places Ireland 135th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 51.01 kt 38.6 kt 64.7 kt 9
1970s 68.92 kt 64.6 kt 73.7 kt 10
1980s 76.58 kt 75 kt 77.4 kt 10
1990s 78.65 kt 68.3 kt 149 kt 10
2000s 108.2 kt 32.3 kt 164 kt 10
2010s 32.45 kt 25.1 kt 42.4 kt 10
2020s 23.3 kt 19.6 kt 26.6 kt 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 132 North Macedonia, Republic of 23.4 kt compare
  2. 133 Eritrea, The State of 23.2 kt compare
  3. 134 Paraguay 21 kt compare
  4. 136 Albania 19.3 kt compare
  5. 137 Mongolia 19 kt compare
  6. 138 Liberia 18.1 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in Ireland?
Waste — emissions in Ireland was 19.6 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 164 kt in 2001.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 19.6 kt in 2023.
How does Ireland rank for waste — emissions?
Ireland ranks 135th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. 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 Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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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