Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per in Ireland

Ireland: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per was 0.2344 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.2344 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
3rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2557 units per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.2172 units per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per in Ireland, 1990–2019

00.10.20.31990200420191990: 0.217 units per square kilometre1991: 0.221 units per square kilometre1992: 0.222 units per square kilometre1993: 0.224 units per square kilometre1994: 0.224 units per square kilometre1995: 0.225 units per square kilometre1996: 0.227 units per square kilometre1997: 0.232 units per square kilometre1998: 0.238 units per square kilometre1999: 0.24 units per square kilometre2000: 0.248 units per square kilometre2001: 0.248 units per square kilometre2002: 0.245 units per square kilometre2003: 0.244 units per square kilometre2004: 0.244 units per square kilometre2005: 0.239 units per square kilometre2006: 0.238 units per square kilometre2007: 0.234 units per square kilometre2008: 0.233 units per square kilometre2009: 0.231 units per square kilometre2010: 0.224 units per square kilometre2011: 0.223 units per square kilometre2012: 0.231 units per square kilometre2013: 0.235 units per square kilometre2014: 0.238 units per square kilometre2015: 0.241 units per square kilometre2016: 0.251 units per square kilometre2017: 0.256 units per square kilometre2018: 0.233 units per square kilometre2019: 0.234 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.2344 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per in Ireland peaked at 0.2557 units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2172 units per square kilometre, in 1990.

Ireland ranks 3rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre in Ireland, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.2172 units per square kilometre
1991 0.221 units per square kilometre +1.8%
1992 0.2219 units per square kilometre +0.4%
1993 0.2235 units per square kilometre +0.7%
1994 0.224 units per square kilometre +0.2%
1995 0.2249 units per square kilometre +0.4%
1996 0.2268 units per square kilometre +0.8%
1997 0.2317 units per square kilometre +2.2%
1998 0.2379 units per square kilometre +2.7%
1999 0.2398 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2000 0.2478 units per square kilometre +3.3%
2001 0.2475 units per square kilometre -0.1%
2002 0.2452 units per square kilometre -0.9%
2003 0.2438 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2004 0.2438 units per square kilometre -0.0%
2005 0.239 units per square kilometre -2.0%
2006 0.238 units per square kilometre -0.4%
2007 0.2343 units per square kilometre -1.6%
2008 0.2329 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2009 0.2315 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2010 0.2238 units per square kilometre -3.3%
2011 0.2227 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2012 0.2314 units per square kilometre +3.9%
2013 0.2351 units per square kilometre +1.6%
2014 0.2379 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2015 0.2411 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2016 0.2511 units per square kilometre +4.2%
2017 0.2557 units per square kilometre +1.8%
2018 0.2333 units per square kilometre -8.8%
2019 0.2344 units per square kilometre +0.5%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 0.2344 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0213 units per square kilometre, 11.0× the median. (79 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 0.2344 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0317 units per square kilometre, 7.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2269 units per square kilometre 0.2172 units per square kilometre 0.2398 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.2404 units per square kilometre 0.2315 units per square kilometre 0.2478 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.2367 units per square kilometre 0.2227 units per square kilometre 0.2557 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 1 Bangladesh 0.5227 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 2 Netherlands 0.3871 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 4 Belgium 0.2219 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 5 Tuvalu 0.2054 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 6 Pakistan 0.1965 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per in Ireland?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per in Ireland was 0.2344 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.2557 units per square kilometre in 2017.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2172 units per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Ireland rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per?
Ireland ranks 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 6,030 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU 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.