Waste — Emissions Share in Ireland
Ireland: Waste — Emissions Share was 0.02 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions Share in Ireland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Ireland is 0.02 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Ireland peaked at 0.08 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.02 %, in 2017.
That places Ireland 55th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.08 % | — |
| 1991 | 0.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.07 % | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.05 % | -28.6% |
| 1999 | 0.04 % | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.05 % | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 0.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.06 % | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 0.08 % | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.07 % | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 0.06 % | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.05 % | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.03 % | -40.0% |
| 2013 | 0.04 % | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.03 % | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 0.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.02 % | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.02 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.02 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.03 % | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.02 % | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.02 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.02 % | +0.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.02 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.01 %, 2.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.02 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.02 %, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.07 % | 0.04 % | 0.08 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.062 % | 0.04 % | 0.08 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.033 % | 0.02 % | 0.05 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0225 % | 0.02 % | 0.03 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 55 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.02 % compare
- 55 Brazil 0.02 % compare
- 55 Brunei Darussalam 0.02 % compare
- 55 China, Taiwan Province of 0.02 % compare
- 55 Côte d'Ivoire 0.02 % compare
- 55 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.02 % compare
- 55 Denmark 0.02 % compare
- 55 Guinea 0.02 % compare
- 55 Kenya 0.02 % compare
- 55 Malaysia 0.02 % compare
- 55 Montenegro 0.02 % compare
- 55 Mozambique 0.02 % compare
- 55 Serbia 0.02 % compare
- 55 Switzerland 0.02 % compare
- 55 Timor-Leste 0.02 % compare
- 55 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.02 % compare
- 55 Uruguay 0.02 % compare
- 55 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.02 % compare
- 55 Brunei 0.02 % compare
- 55 Cote d'Ivoire 0.02 % compare
- 55 East Timor 0.02 % compare
- 55 United Kingdom 0.02 % 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 share in Ireland?
- Waste — emissions share in Ireland was 0.02 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.08 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 % in 2017.
- How does Ireland rank for waste — emissions share?
- Ireland ranks 55th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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 Share (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.