Nitrous oxide emissions — all countries

Nitrous oxide emissions — Ireland

Nitrous oxide emissions in Ireland in 2024 — 8.67 Mt. Ranked 143 in the world out of 201. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 1,826.2%.

2024 8.67 Mt −0.99% vs 2023
World rank 143of 201
Period maximum 10.21 Mt1998
Period minimum 0.45 Mt1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Nitrous oxide emissions — Ireland, 1850–2024051015185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 0.45 Mt1853: 0.48 Mt1856: 0.5 Mt1859: 0.51 Mt1862: 0.52 Mt1865: 0.52 Mt1868: 0.52 Mt1871: 0.53 Mt1874: 0.62 Mt1877: 0.73 Mt1880: 0.81 Mt1883: 0.83 Mt1886: 0.85 Mt1889: 0.87 Mt1892: 0.96 Mt1895: 1.19 Mt1898: 1.32 Mt1901: 1.35 Mt1904: 1.28 Mt1907: 1.17 Mt1910: 1.13 Mt1913: 1.14 Mt1916: 1.16 Mt1919: 1.18 Mt1922: 1.22 Mt1925: 1.28 Mt1928: 1.35 Mt1931: 1.42 Mt1934: 1.52 Mt1937: 1.62 Mt1940: 1.69 Mt1943: 2.34 Mt1946: 3.65 Mt1949: 4.67 Mt1952: 4.9 Mt1955: 5.14 Mt1958: 5.42 Mt1961: 6.14 Mt1964: 6.4 Mt1967: 7.1 Mt1970: 7.25 Mt1973: 8 Mt1976: 8.34 Mt1979: 8.92 Mt1982: 8.82 Mt1985: 8.88 Mt1988: 9.03 Mt1991: 9.29 Mt1994: 9.85 Mt1997: 9.8 Mt2000: 10.1 Mt2003: 9.66 Mt2006: 9.34 Mt2009: 9.41 Mt2012: 9.3 Mt2015: 9.34 Mt2018: 9.41 Mt2021: 9.15 Mt2024: 8.67 Mt
Change over the period: +8.22 (+1,826.22%) Average annual rate: 1.71 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ireland

Ireland 8.67 Mt
World computed 2,935.78 Mt
Europe & Central Asia computed 469.71 Mt
Northern Europe computed 67.26 Mt
High-income countries computed 782.61 Mt
Nitrous oxide emissions — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 8.67 −0.09 −0.99%
2023 8.76 −0.05 −0.57%
2022 8.81 −0.34 −3.75%
2021 9.15 +0.13 +1.4%
2020 9.02 −0.14 −1.56%
2019 9.17 −0.25 −2.62%
2018 9.41 −0.32 −3.28%
2017 9.73 +0.22 +2.32%
2016 9.51 +0.17 +1.87%
2015 9.34 +0.05 +0.54%
2014 9.29 +0.09 +0.97%
2013 9.2 −0.1 −1.12%
2012 9.3 +0.51 +5.79%
2011 8.79 −0.13 −1.44%
2010 8.92 −0.49 −5.19%
2009 9.41 +0.19 +2.09%
2008 9.21 +0.06 +0.63%
2007 9.16 −0.18 −1.93%
2006 9.34 −0.2 −2.06%
2005 9.53 +0.07 +0.74%
2004 9.46 −0.2 −2.06%
2003 9.66 +0.02 +0.18%
2002 9.64 −0.35 −3.45%
2001 9.99 −0.11 −1.05%
2000 10.1 −0.08 −0.8%
1999 10.18 −0.03 −0.29%
1998 10.21 +0.4 +4.13%
1997 9.8 +0.09 +0.95%
1996 9.71 −0.13 −1.3%
1995 9.84 −0.01 −0.1%
1994 9.85 +0.19 +1.98%
1993 9.66 +0.3 +3.23%
1992 9.35 +0.06 +0.66%
1991 9.29 −0.23 −2.36%
1990 9.52 +0.28 +2.98%
1989 9.24 +0.21 +2.36%
1988 9.03 +0.01 +0.16%
1987 9.02 −0.14 −1.55%
1986 9.16 +0.28 +3.12%
1985 8.88 −0.17 −1.9%
1984 9.05 +0.05 +0.57%
1983 9 +0.18 +2.08%
1982 8.82 −0 −0.05%
1981 8.82 −0.22 −2.4%
1980 9.04 +0.12 +1.36%
1979 8.92 −0.08 −0.94%
1978 9 +0.21 +2.42%
1977 8.79 +0.45 +5.45%
1976 8.34 −0.04 −0.44%
1975 8.37 +0.03 +0.31%
1974 8.35 +0.35 +4.36%
1973 8 +0.3 +3.83%
1972 7.7 +0.22 +2.88%
1971 7.49 +0.24 +3.28%
1970 7.25 −0.06 −0.81%
1969 7.31 +0.11 +1.5%
1968 7.2 +0.1 +1.45%
1967 7.1 +0.15 +2.11%
1966 6.95 +0.34 +5.21%
1965 6.61 +0.21 +3.2%
1964 6.4 +0.08 +1.27%
1963 6.32 +0.1 +1.66%
1962 6.22 +0.08 +1.27%
1961 6.14 +0.52 +9.21%
1960 5.62 +0.1 +1.83%
1959 5.52 +0.1 +1.86%
1958 5.42 +0.1 +1.86%
1957 5.32 +0.1 +1.84%
1956 5.23 +0.09 +1.77%
1955 5.14 +0.09 +1.7%
1954 5.05 +0.08 +1.57%
1953 4.97 +0.07 +1.43%
1952 4.9 +0.06 +1.24%
1951 4.84 +0.05 +1%
1950 4.79 +0.12 +2.59%
1949 4.67 +0.25 +5.75%
1948 4.42 +0.35 +8.68%
1947 4.07 +0.42 +11.46%
1946 3.65 +0.45 +14.04%
1945 3.2 +0.45 +16.21%
1944 2.75 +0.41 +17.46%
1943 2.34 +0.34 +16.74%
1942 2.01 +0.23 +13.01%
1941 1.78 +0.09 +5.34%
1940 1.69 +0.01 +0.84%
1939 1.67 +0.02 +1.33%
1938 1.65 +0.03 +1.66%
1937 1.62 +0.03 +2.08%
1936 1.59 +0.04 +2.25%
1935 1.56 +0.04 +2.44%
1934 1.52 +0.04 +2.43%
1933 1.48 +0.03 +2.28%
1932 1.45 +0.03 +2.11%
1931 1.42 +0.02 +1.65%
1930 1.4 +0.02 +1.53%
1929 1.38 +0.02 +1.7%
1928 1.35 +0.02 +1.73%
1927 1.33 +0.02 +1.84%
1926 1.31 +0.02 +1.79%
1925 1.28 +0.02 +1.83%
1924 1.26 +0.02 +1.61%
1923 1.24 +0.02 +1.56%
1922 1.22 +0.01 +1.24%
1921 1.21 +0.01 +1.01%
1920 1.19 +0.01 +0.85%
1919 1.18 +0.01 +0.77%
1918 1.17 +0.01 +0.77%
1917 1.17 +0.01 +0.78%
1916 1.16 +0.01 +0.61%
1915 1.15 +0.01 +0.61%
1914 1.14 +0.01 +0.53%
1913 1.14 +0 +0.44%
1912 1.13 +0 +0.35%
1911 1.13 +0 +0.18%
1910 1.13 −0 −0.44%
1909 1.13 −0.02 −1.48%
1908 1.15 −0.03 −2.22%
1907 1.17 −0.03 −2.66%
1906 1.21 −0.03 −2.82%
1905 1.24 −0.03 −2.75%
1904 1.28 −0.03 −2.45%
1903 1.31 −0.03 −1.95%
1902 1.33 −0.02 −1.26%
1901 1.35 −0 −0.37%
1900 1.36 +0.01 +0.59%
1899 1.35 +0.02 +1.74%
1898 1.32 +0.03 +2.64%
1897 1.29 +0.05 +3.78%
1896 1.24 +0.06 +4.72%
1895 1.19 +0.07 +5.98%
1894 1.12 +0.08 +7.18%
1893 1.05 +0.08 +8.63%
1892 0.96 +0.09 +10.32%
1891 0.87 +0.1 +12.23%
1890 0.78 −0.09 −10.17%
1889 0.87 +0.01 +0.7%
1888 0.86 +0.01 +0.59%
1887 0.85 +0.01 +0.59%
1886 0.85 +0.01 +0.59%
1885 0.84 +0.01 +0.72%
1884 0.84 +0.01 +0.72%
1883 0.83 +0.01 +0.73%
1882 0.83 +0.01 +0.98%
1881 0.82 +0.01 +1.24%
1880 0.81 +0.02 +2.02%
1879 0.79 +0.03 +3.39%
1878 0.77 +0.03 +4.5%
1877 0.73 +0.04 +5.47%
1876 0.7 +0.04 +6.11%
1875 0.66 +0.04 +6.33%
1874 0.62 +0.04 +6.02%
1873 0.58 +0.03 +5.25%
1872 0.55 +0.02 +3.76%
1871 0.53 +0.01 +1.53%
1870 0.52 +0 +0.38%
1869 0.52 +0 +0.19%
1868 0.52 +0 +0.19%
1867 0.52 +0 +0.19%
1866 0.52 +0 +0.19%
1865 0.52 +0 +0%
1864 0.52 +0 +0.19%
1863 0.52 +0 +0.19%
1862 0.52 +0 +0.19%
1861 0.52 +0 +0.39%
1860 0.51 +0 +0.39%
1859 0.51 +0 +0.59%
1858 0.51 +0.01 +0.99%
1857 0.5 +0.01 +1%
1856 0.5 +0.01 +1.43%
1855 0.49 +0.01 +1.45%
1854 0.48 +0.01 +1.68%
1853 0.48 +0.01 +1.71%
1852 0.47 +0.01 +1.96%
1851 0.46 +0.01 +2%
1850 0.45 — —

About the indicator

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions converted into carbon dioxide equivalent. The third greenhouse gas by contribution after CO2 and methane, and the most agricultural of the three: most of it forms in the soil after nitrogen fertilizer and manure are applied. It stays in the atmosphere for more than a century and destroys the ozone layer as well, so after the phase-out of CFCs it has remained the leading ozone-depleting substance.

Important: Estimates of emissions from soil are inevitably approximate: they depend on soil type, moisture and the way fertilizer is applied, and they are measured by models rather than by sensors.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.