Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Ireland

Ireland: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square was 24,331 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
24,331 current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
up 12.6%
World rank
61st
of 208 countries
All-time high
24,331 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
5,446 current US$ per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
32
1990–2021

Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square in Ireland, 1990–2021

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1990200520211990: 5.4k current US$ per square kilometre1991: 5.9k current US$ per square kilometre1992: 6.1k current US$ per square kilometre1993: 6.4k current US$ per square kilometre1994: 7.0k current US$ per square kilometre1995: 7.4k current US$ per square kilometre1996: 8.0k current US$ per square kilometre1997: 8.6k current US$ per square kilometre1998: 9.5k current US$ per square kilometre1999: 10.3k current US$ per square kilometre2000: 11.5k current US$ per square kilometre2001: 12.6k current US$ per square kilometre2002: 12.9k current US$ per square kilometre2003: 13.4k current US$ per square kilometre2004: 14.3k current US$ per square kilometre2005: 15.8k current US$ per square kilometre2006: 16.8k current US$ per square kilometre2007: 17.3k current US$ per square kilometre2008: 17.8k current US$ per square kilometre2009: 16.3k current US$ per square kilometre2010: 16.7k current US$ per square kilometre2011: 15.9k current US$ per square kilometre2012: 16.7k current US$ per square kilometre2013: 16.8k current US$ per square kilometre2014: 17.4k current US$ per square kilometre2015: 18.7k current US$ per square kilometre2016: 20.2k current US$ per square kilometre2017: 20.5k current US$ per square kilometre2018: 21.4k current US$ per square kilometre2019: 21.2k current US$ per square kilometre2020: 21.6k current US$ per square kilometre2021: 24.3k current US$ per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 24,331 current US$ per square kilometre for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 53.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Ireland peaked at 24,331 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,446 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1990.

That places Ireland 61st out of 208 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square kilometre in Ireland, 1990 to 2021.
Year current US$ per square kilometre Change
1990 5,446 current US$ per square kilometre —
1991 5,851 current US$ per square kilometre +7.4%
1992 6,127 current US$ per square kilometre +4.7%
1993 6,442 current US$ per square kilometre +5.1%
1994 6,976 current US$ per square kilometre +8.3%
1995 7,423 current US$ per square kilometre +6.4%
1996 8,045 current US$ per square kilometre +8.4%
1997 8,645 current US$ per square kilometre +7.4%
1998 9,547 current US$ per square kilometre +10.4%
1999 10,299 current US$ per square kilometre +7.9%
2000 11,459 current US$ per square kilometre +11.3%
2001 12,626 current US$ per square kilometre +10.2%
2002 12,851 current US$ per square kilometre +1.8%
2003 13,448 current US$ per square kilometre +4.6%
2004 14,312 current US$ per square kilometre +6.4%
2005 15,755 current US$ per square kilometre +10.1%
2006 16,824 current US$ per square kilometre +6.8%
2007 17,331 current US$ per square kilometre +3.0%
2008 17,835 current US$ per square kilometre +2.9%
2009 16,260 current US$ per square kilometre -8.8%
2010 16,672 current US$ per square kilometre +2.5%
2011 15,882 current US$ per square kilometre -4.7%
2012 16,746 current US$ per square kilometre +5.4%
2013 16,756 current US$ per square kilometre +0.1%
2014 17,366 current US$ per square kilometre +3.6%
2015 18,706 current US$ per square kilometre +7.7%
2016 20,236 current US$ per square kilometre +8.2%
2017 20,520 current US$ per square kilometre +1.4%
2018 21,418 current US$ per square kilometre +4.4%
2019 21,162 current US$ per square kilometre -1.2%
2020 21,602 current US$ per square kilometre +2.1%
2021 24,331 current US$ per square kilometre +12.6%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 24,331 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 31,772 current US$ per square kilometre, 77% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 24,331 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19,339 current US$ per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,480 current US$ per square kilometre 5,446 current US$ per square kilometre 10,299 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2000s 14,870 current US$ per square kilometre 11,459 current US$ per square kilometre 17,835 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2010s 18,546 current US$ per square kilometre 15,882 current US$ per square kilometre 21,418 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2020s 22,967 current US$ per square kilometre 21,602 current US$ per square kilometre 24,331 current US$ per square kilometre 2

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 58 Dominican Republic 25,350 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  2. 59 Serbia 25,140 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  3. 60 Palestine 24,717 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  4. 62 France 23,467 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  5. 63 United States 22,992 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  6. 64 Hungary 22,173 current US$ per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Ireland?
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Ireland was 24,331 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 24,331 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 5,446 current US$ per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Ireland rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square?
Ireland ranks 61st out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
208 places, 6,698 data points, 1970–2021
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.