Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Ireland
Ireland: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding was -0.0651 Mt CO2e in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Ireland, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Ireland recorded -0.0651 Mt CO2e for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in 2023.
That represents a change of up 71.8% on the previous year and down 1,185.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Ireland peaked at 3.18 Mt CO2e in 2003 and was at its lowest, -0.742 Mt CO2e, in 2016.
That places Ireland 71st out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.86 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | 2.93 Mt CO2e | +57.2% |
| 2002 | 2.86 Mt CO2e | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 3.18 Mt CO2e | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 2 Mt CO2e | -37.1% |
| 2005 | 2.14 Mt CO2e | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 2.11 Mt CO2e | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.17 Mt CO2e | -44.5% |
| 2008 | 0.492 Mt CO2e | -58.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0906 Mt CO2e | -81.6% |
| 2010 | 0.815 Mt CO2e | +799.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1526 Mt CO2e | -81.3% |
| 2012 | -0.6075 Mt CO2e | -498.1% |
| 2013 | 0.006 Mt CO2e | -101.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2305 Mt CO2e | +3741.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1239 Mt CO2e | -46.2% |
| 2016 | -0.742 Mt CO2e | -698.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9645 Mt CO2e | -230.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1257 Mt CO2e | -87.0% |
| 2019 | 0.289 Mt CO2e | +129.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9005 Mt CO2e | +211.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4547 Mt CO2e | -49.5% |
| 2022 | -0.2308 Mt CO2e | -150.8% |
| 2023 | -0.0651 Mt CO2e | -71.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.88 Mt CO2e | 0.0906 Mt CO2e | 3.18 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1358 Mt CO2e | -0.742 Mt CO2e | 0.9645 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2648 Mt CO2e | -0.2308 Mt CO2e | 0.9005 Mt CO2e | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 68 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.0556 Mt CO2e compare
- 69 Barbados -0.059 Mt CO2e compare
- 69 Cape Verde -0.059 Mt CO2e compare
- 72 Palau -0.099 Mt CO2e compare
- 73 Saint Kitts and Nevis -0.137 Mt CO2e compare
- 74 Seychelles -0.1513 Mt CO2e compare
More environment data for Ireland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 13.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0688 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -4.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Ireland?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Ireland was -0.0651 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.18 Mt CO2e in 2003.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.742 Mt CO2e in 2016.
- How does Ireland rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding?
- Ireland ranks 71st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,185.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) from Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry LULUCF, excluding non-tropical fires at the country level.