Agriculture
In Ireland, the sector Agriculture was responsible for 21.97 Mt CO₂eq of emissions in the year 2021, which is 36.5% of total emissions in that year. Compared to 1990 (20.57 Mt CO₂eq), emissions have increased by 6.8%. Under existing measures, emissions from this sector are projected to reach 22.0 Mt CO₂eq by 2050.
Sub-sectors
Enteric fermentation
13.33 Mt CO₂eq
Agricultural soils
4.68 Mt CO₂eq
Manure management
2.55 Mt CO₂eq
Agriculture/forestry/fishing
0.7 Mt CO₂eq
Liming
0.6 Mt CO₂eq
Urea Application
0.11 Mt CO₂eq
Rice Cultivation
0 Mt CO₂eq
Prescribed Burning of Savannahs
0 Mt CO₂eq
Field burning of agricultural residues
0 Mt CO₂eq
Other Carbon-Containing Fertilizers
0 Mt CO₂eq
Other
0 Mt CO₂eq