Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils in Ireland

Ireland: Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils was 17.64 in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
17.64
World rank
67th
of 198 countries
All-time high
29.5
in 2002
All-time low
8.68
in 1961
Years of data
61
1961–2050

Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils in Ireland, 1961–2050

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Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.

Analysis

The most recent figure for emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils in Ireland is 17.64, measured in 2050.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils in Ireland peaked at 29.5 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8.68, in 1961.

Ireland ranks 67th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils in Ireland, 1961 to 2050.
Year Value Change
1961 8.68 —
1962 8.76 +0.9%
1963 8.86 +1.1%
1964 8.84 -0.2%
1965 9.2 +4.1%
1966 10.03 +9.0%
1967 10.26 +2.3%
1968 10.41 +1.5%
1969 10.58 +1.6%
1970 10.98 +3.7%
1971 11.53 +5.0%
1972 12.19 +5.7%
1973 12.69 +4.1%
1974 13.37 +5.3%
1975 13.75 +2.8%
1976 13.68 -0.5%
1977 15.14 +10.7%
1978 15.87 +4.8%
1979 15.44 -2.7%
1980 16.05 +4.0%
1981 15.57 -3.0%
1982 16 +2.7%
1983 16.83 +5.2%
1984 16.98 +0.9%
1985 16.92 -0.4%
1986 17.9 +5.8%
1987 17.17 -4.1%
1988 17.49 +1.9%
1989 18.34 +4.9%
1990 25.78 +40.5%
1991 25.57 -0.8%
1992 25.78 +0.8%
1993 26.88 +4.3%
1994 27.5 +2.3%
1995 27.38 -0.4%
1996 26.85 -1.9%
1997 27.05 +0.7%
1998 28.35 +4.8%
1999 28.14 -0.7%
2000 27.65 -1.7%
2001 27.53 -0.4%
2002 29.5 +7.2%
2003 27.78 -5.8%
2004 27.01 -2.8%
2005 26.51 -1.9%
2006 25.92 -2.2%
2007 25.36 -2.1%
2008 25.26 -0.4%
2009 26.21 +3.8%
2010 24.84 -5.3%
2011 24.52 -1.3%
2012 26.07 +6.3%
2013 25.82 -1.0%
2014 25.55 -1.0%
2015 25.89 +1.3%
2016 25.82 -0.3%
2017 26.9 +4.2%
2018 26.59 -1.2%
2019 25.71 -3.3%
2030 18.34 -28.7%
2050 17.64 -3.8%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 17.64 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.79, 3.7× the median. (68 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 17.64 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.06, 2.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 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.

YearChange FromTo
1990 +40.5% 18.34 25.78
2030 -28.7% 25.71 18.34

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.51 8.68 10.58 9
1970s 13.46 10.98 15.87 10
1980s 16.93 15.57 18.34 10
1990s 26.93 25.57 28.35 10
2000s 26.88 25.26 29.5 10
2010s 25.77 24.52 26.9 10
2030s 18.34 18.34 18.34 1
2050s 17.64 17.64 17.64 1

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 64 Mozambique 18.4 compare
  2. 65 Romania 18.3 compare
  3. 66 Yemen 17.73 compare
  4. 68 Guatemala 16.65 compare
  5. 69 Central African Republic 16.21 compare
  6. 70 Malawi 15.96 compare

See the full ranking of 198 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils in Ireland?
Emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils in Ireland was 17.64 in 2050, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 29.5 in 2002.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 8.68 in 1961.
How does Ireland rank for emission totals - emissions (n2o) - agricultural soils?
Ireland ranks 67th out of 198 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils
Source
FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 10,938 data points, 1961–2050
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).