Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average in Ireland
Ireland: Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average was 7.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average in Ireland, 2005–2022
Source: UN Statistics Division – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average in Ireland is 7.2%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average in Ireland peaked at 11.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2006.
Ireland ranks 36th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.2% | — |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -77.0% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +292.3% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -24.6% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +149.6% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -57.4% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +39.3% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | +83.1% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | -40.3% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +71.7% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | -22.2% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -16.0% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +41.3% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -7.8% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 7.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 6.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 7.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 3.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +292.3% | 1.4% | 5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 1.4% | 10.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 4.5% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.2% | 9.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 33 Equatorial Guinea 7.4% compare
- 34 Uruguay 7.3% compare
- 35 United Kingdom 7.3% compare
- 37 New Zealand 6.9% compare
- 38 Argentina 6.6% compare
- 39 Nigeria 6.1% compare
More reference data data for Ireland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average in Ireland?
- Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average in Ireland was 7.2% in 2022, according to UN Statistics Division – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2006.
- How does Ireland rank for chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average?
- Ireland ranks 36th out of 195 countries with data for 2022.
- Is chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UN Statistics Division – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Chlorophyll-a deviation from the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing (%).