Waste — Emissions (N2O) in Ireland
Ireland: Waste — Emissions (N2O) was 0.452 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.452 kt for waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Ireland peaked at 0.452 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.149 kt, in 1961.
That places Ireland 123rd out of 232 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (N2O) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.149 kt | — |
| 1962 | 0.155 kt | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.162 kt | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.17 kt | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 0.179 kt | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 0.188 kt | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.197 kt | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 0.205 kt | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.212 kt | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.206 kt | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.21 kt | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.21 kt | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.211 kt | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.23 kt | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 0.231 kt | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.231 kt | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.238 kt | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.243 kt | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.242 kt | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.251 kt | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.251 kt | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.249 kt | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.249 kt | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.253 kt | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.256 kt | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.263 kt | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.269 kt | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.268 kt | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.256 kt | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.267 kt | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.265 kt | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.26 kt | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.256 kt | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.258 kt | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.262 kt | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.271 kt | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.28 kt | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.284 kt | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.292 kt | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.295 kt | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3 kt | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.312 kt | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.319 kt | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.366 kt | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 0.391 kt | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.377 kt | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.38 kt | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.403 kt | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.407 kt | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.409 kt | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.405 kt | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.395 kt | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.395 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.398 kt | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.398 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.408 kt | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.421 kt | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.425 kt | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.435 kt | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.438 kt | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.44 kt | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.446 kt | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.452 kt | +1.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.452 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.387 kt, 1.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.452 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.576 kt, 78% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1797 kt | 0.149 kt | 0.212 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2252 kt | 0.206 kt | 0.243 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2565 kt | 0.249 kt | 0.269 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2695 kt | 0.256 kt | 0.292 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.355 kt | 0.295 kt | 0.407 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4089 kt | 0.395 kt | 0.435 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.444 kt | 0.438 kt | 0.452 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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 in Ireland?
- Waste — emissions in Ireland was 0.452 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 0.452 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.149 kt in 1961.
- How does Ireland rank for waste — emissions?
- Ireland ranks 123rd out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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