Waste — Emissions in Ireland

Ireland: Waste — Emissions was 0.452 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.452 kt
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
104th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.452 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.149 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in Ireland, 1961–2023

0.10.20.30.40.5196119922023

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 104th out of 197 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 101 Albania 0.494 kt compare
  2. 102 Norway 0.49 kt compare
  3. 103 Serbia and Montenegro 0.4881 kt compare
  4. 105 New Zealand 0.445 kt compare
  5. 106 Honduras 0.426 kt compare
  6. 107 Bulgaria 0.408 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 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 104th out of 197 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

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (N2O)
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