Sodium nitrate — Export quantity in Ireland
Ireland: Sodium nitrate — Export quantity was 0.15 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sodium nitrate — Export quantity in Ireland, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sodium nitrate — export quantity in Ireland is 0.15 t, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 37.5% on the previous year and down 97.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sodium nitrate — export quantity in Ireland peaked at 296.81 t in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.15 t, in 2024.
That places Ireland 59th out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sodium nitrate — Export quantity in Ireland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 296.81 t | — |
| 2003 | 1.23 t | -99.6% |
| 2004 | 39.54 t | +3114.6% |
| 2005 | 12.75 t | -67.8% |
| 2006 | 85.27 t | +568.8% |
| 2007 | 1.2 t | -98.6% |
| 2008 | 6.3 t | +425.0% |
| 2009 | 5.95 t | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 8.5 t | +42.9% |
| 2011 | 0.25 t | -97.1% |
| 2012 | 1.25 t | +400.0% |
| 2013 | 3.21 t | +156.8% |
| 2014 | 5.46 t | +70.1% |
| 2015 | 2.52 t | -53.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9 t | -64.3% |
| 2019 | 1.25 t | +38.9% |
| 2020 | 18 t | +1340.0% |
| 2021 | 0.24 t | -98.7% |
| 2024 | 0.15 t | -37.5% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.15 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 22.01 t, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.15 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.06 t, 2% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sodium nitrate — Export quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +3114.6% | 1.23 t | 39.54 t |
| 2020 | +1340.0% | 1.25 t | 18 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.13 t | 1.2 t | 296.81 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.92 t | 0.25 t | 8.5 t | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.13 t | 0.15 t | 18 t | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 56 New Zealand 0.65 t compare
- 57 Kazakhstan 0.55 t compare
- 58 Eswatini 0.3 t compare
- 60 Colombia 0.13 t compare
- 61 Kenya 0.1 t compare
- 62 Kyrgyzstan 0.09 t 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0083 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sodium nitrate — export quantity in Ireland?
- Sodium nitrate — export quantity in Ireland was 0.15 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sodium nitrate — export quantity recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 296.81 t in 2002.
- What is the lowest sodium nitrate — export quantity recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 t in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for sodium nitrate — export quantity?
- Ireland ranks 59th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sodium nitrate — export quantity rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sodium nitrate — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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