Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Ireland
Ireland: Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 85.51 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Ireland is 85.51 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.6% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Ireland peaked at 179.28 kg per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 34.53 kg per square kilometre, in 1966.
Ireland ranks 42nd of 110 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.
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 87.82 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 81.86 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1963 | 56.46 kg per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 1964 | 51.1 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1965 | 43.74 kg per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1966 | 34.53 kg per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1967 | 55.04 kg per square kilometre | +59.4% |
| 1968 | 75.27 kg per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 1969 | 66.39 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1970 | 70.17 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 69.83 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 49.85 kg per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1973 | 42.25 kg per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1974 | 44.91 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 35.7 kg per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 1976 | 36.87 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 45.28 kg per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 1978 | 45.84 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 45.64 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 49.28 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 51.46 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 71.3 kg per square kilometre | +38.6% |
| 1983 | 69.19 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 106.82 kg per square kilometre | +54.4% |
| 1985 | 88.65 kg per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 1986 | 76.45 kg per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1987 | 71.63 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 80.75 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1989 | 81.55 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 105.74 kg per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 1991 | 119.55 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1992 | 126.64 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 96.21 kg per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1994 | 101.54 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 103.22 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 136.07 kg per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 1997 | 128.7 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 119.28 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 105.46 kg per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 129.91 kg per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2001 | 135.72 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 153.4 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 140.56 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 179.28 kg per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2005 | 142 kg per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 2006 | 141.28 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 126.18 kg per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 175.23 kg per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 2009 | 122.23 kg per square kilometre | -30.2% |
| 2010 | 118.29 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 163.48 kg per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 2012 | 126.02 kg per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2013 | 96.23 kg per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2014 | 126.08 kg per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 2015 | 122.26 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 114.08 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 119.81 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 85.9 kg per square kilometre | -28.3% |
| 2019 | 104.92 kg per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 2020 | 64.76 kg per square kilometre | -38.3% |
| 2021 | 110.42 kg per square kilometre | +70.5% |
| 2022 | 123.16 kg per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 85.51 kg per square kilometre | -30.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 85.51 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 110.17 kg per square kilometre, 78% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 85.51 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 167.16 kg per square kilometre, 51% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.36 kg per square kilometre | 34.53 kg per square kilometre | 87.82 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 48.63 kg per square kilometre | 35.7 kg per square kilometre | 70.17 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.71 kg per square kilometre | 49.28 kg per square kilometre | 106.82 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 114.24 kg per square kilometre | 96.21 kg per square kilometre | 136.07 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 144.58 kg per square kilometre | 122.23 kg per square kilometre | 179.28 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 117.71 kg per square kilometre | 85.9 kg per square kilometre | 163.48 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.96 kg per square kilometre | 64.76 kg per square kilometre | 123.16 kg per square kilometre | 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 wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Ireland?
- Wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Ireland was 85.51 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 179.28 kg per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.53 kg per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Ireland rank for wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
- Ireland ranks 42nd out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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 Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Crop residues (N content) 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.
Wheat — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Crop residues 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
Wheat — Crop residues (N content) 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.