Waste — Emissions Share in Ireland

Ireland: Waste — Emissions Share was 1.5 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.5 %
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
189th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.5 %
in 2023
All-time low
0.72 %
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Ireland, 1990–2023

00.511.51990200620231990: 0.77 %1991: 0.78 %1992: 0.76 %1993: 0.72 %1994: 0.72 %1995: 0.73 %1996: 0.76 %1997: 0.78 %1998: 0.76 %1999: 0.78 %2000: 0.8 %2001: 0.82 %2002: 0.88 %2003: 0.9 %2004: 1.1 %2005: 1.1 %2006: 1.1 %2007: 1.1 %2008: 1.2 %2009: 1.2 %2010: 1.2 %2011: 1.3 %2012: 1.2 %2013: 1.2 %2014: 1.2 %2015: 1.2 %2016: 1.2 %2017: 1.2 %2018: 1.2 %2019: 1.3 %2020: 1.3 %2021: 1.3 %2022: 1.4 %2023: 1.5 %

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

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions share in Ireland stood at 1.5 %. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Ireland peaked at 1.5 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.72 %, in 1993.

Ireland ranks 189th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.756 % 0.72 % 0.78 % 10
2000s 1.02 % 0.8 % 1.19 % 10
2010s 1.21 % 1.16 % 1.31 % 10
2020s 1.39 % 1.33 % 1.5 % 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 186 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.78 % compare
  2. 187 Mozambique 1.56 % compare
  3. 187 Trinidad and Tobago 1.56 % compare
  4. 189 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.5 % compare
  5. 191 Turkmenistan 1.39 % compare
  6. 192 Angola 1.36 % compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in Ireland?
Waste — emissions share in Ireland was 1.5 % 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 1.5 % in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.72 % in 1993.
How does Ireland rank for waste — emissions share?
Ireland ranks 189th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. 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 Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (N2O)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.