Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Ireland
Ireland: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 8.32 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Ireland, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
In 2024, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Ireland stood at 8.32 Mt CO2e.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Ireland peaked at 9.87 Mt CO2e in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7.3 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
That places Ireland 50th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.05 Mt CO2e | 7.3 Mt CO2e | 8.76 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.81 Mt CO2e | 8.62 Mt CO2e | 9.02 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.44 Mt CO2e | 9.05 Mt CO2e | 9.87 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.27 Mt CO2e | 8.9 Mt CO2e | 9.73 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1 Mt CO2e | 8.54 Mt CO2e | 9.6 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6 Mt CO2e | 8.32 Mt CO2e | 8.94 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More environment data for Ireland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 59.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.06 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 15.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0879 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0115 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0209 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0087 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Ireland?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Ireland was 8.32 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.87 Mt CO2e in 1998.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Ireland rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Ireland ranks 50th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).