Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre in Ireland
Ireland: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0017 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.0017 kt per square kilometre for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre in Ireland peaked at 0.0017 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
Ireland ranks 78th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 75 Kiribati 0.0019 kt per square kilometre compare
- 76 Indonesia 0.0018 kt per square kilometre compare
- 77 Greece 0.0018 kt per square kilometre compare
- 79 Togo 0.0017 kt per square kilometre compare
- 80 Romania 0.0017 kt per square kilometre compare
- 81 Lithuania 0.0016 kt per square kilometre compare
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 waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre in Ireland?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre in Ireland was 0.0017 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ireland rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Ireland ranks 78th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.