Climate Change in Ireland 1,380 indicators covering climate change for Ireland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Carbon stocks in living biomass (in forests), Millions of Metric 56.74 2023 up 23.6% 121st Index of carbon stocks in forests, Index 213.73 2023 up 23.6% 7th On-farm energy use — Emissions 0.653 kt 2023 down 7.3% 81st On-farm energy use — Emissions 0.3467 kt 2023 up 43.1% 52nd On-farm energy use — Emissions 1,144 kt 2023 up 27.1% 67th On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18.28 kt 2023 down 7.3% 81st On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 91.88 kt 2023 up 43.1% 52nd On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,254 kt 2023 up 27.4% 67th Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Production, per capita 0 t per person 2023 — 150th Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre 0 t per square kilometre 2023 — 150th Total Energy — Energy use in agriculture 13,819 TJ 2023 up 33.5% 52nd Total Energy — Emissions 1,144 kt 2023 up 27.1% 56th Total Energy — Emissions 0.653 kt 2023 down 7.3% 70th Total Energy — Emissions 0.3467 kt 2023 up 43.1% 44th Land area, 1000 Hectares 6,889 2023 unchanged 123rd Share of forest land, Percent 11.53 2023 up 7.2% 168th Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas 0.1% 2024 down 3.6% 61st Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas 0.1% 2024 up 5.2% 59th Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 — 142nd Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 — 142nd Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 — 125th Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 — 125th Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 0 t per person 2023 — 145th Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 0 t per square kilometre 2023 — 145th Raw milk of goats — Production 0 t 2023 — 107th Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, per capita 0.0566 t per person 2023 up 9.3% 5th Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, per unit of 0 t per US$ of GDP 2023 down 46.2% 76th Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, per square 4.36 t per square kilometre 2023 up 25.6% 14th Food Retail — Emissions 654.22 kt 2023 down 2.7% 53rd Food Retail — Emissions 0.0302 kt 2023 up 52.7% 69th Food Retail — Emissions 0.0065 kt 2023 down 6.4% 66th Food Retail — Emissions 0.0302 kt 2023 up 52.5% 84th Food Retail — Emissions 0.0065 kt 2023 down 7.1% 78th Food Retail — Emissions 654.22 kt 2023 down 2.7% 63rd Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.8452 kt 2023 up 52.8% 84th Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.73 kt 2023 down 6.4% 78th Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.0001 kt per person 2023 down 21.1% 15th Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 61.2% 111th Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.0059 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 9.3% 31st Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 — 141st Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 — 124th Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 0 t per US$ of GDP 2023 — 144th Food Retail — Energy Use 22,933 TJ 2023 up 35.8% 52nd Food Retail — Energy Use 17,696 TJ 2023 up 49.0% 45th IPPU — Emissions Share 0 % 2023 — 91st Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires 1,047 tonnes 2026 up 652.1% 121st Food Packaging — Emissions 0.0058 kt 2023 up 13.7% 71st Food Packaging — Emissions 0.0011 kt 2023 down 15.4% 65th Food Packaging — Emissions 191.09 kt 2023 up 1.1% 62nd Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1634 kt 2023 up 15.4% 71st Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.2907 kt 2023 down 14.1% 65th Electricity — Energy use in agriculture 1,810 TJ 2023 down 9.9% 66th Electricity — Emissions 254.34 kt 2023 down 9.9% 64th Electricity — Emissions 0.6032 kt 2023 down 9.9% 66th Electricity — Emissions 0.0032 kt 2023 down 11.1% 66th Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions 27.07 kt 2023 up 3.1% 67th Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1.67 billion cubic meters 2022 up 70.7% 93rd Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 3.4% 2022 up 70.7% 116th Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population 100 2022 unchanged 1st Potatoes — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 31.9% 47th ← Previous Page 17 of 23 Next →