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Country	Ireland
Time	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Time
Environmental indicator
Agricultural production	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Index of agricultural production, Index Number (2004-2006 = 100)	96	97	98	98	96	98	100	98	101	107	103	102	98	100	101	99	100	100	99	95	100	..
Index of crop production, Index Number (2004-2006 = 100)	92	93	96	85	91	93	105	94	94	98	100	101	97	100	114	95	91	91	104	85	85	..
Index of livestock production, Index Number (2004-2006 = 100)	97	98	98	100	97	98	99	98	102	109	104	102	99	100	99	99	101	102	98	97	102	..
Agricultural land use	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Agricultural land area [TOTAL], Hectares	4 536 400	4 441 800	4 413 200	4 404 300	4 390 700	4 388 500	4 341 400	4 431 600	4 414 800	4 418 400	4 443 100	4 409 900	4 372 000	4 370 200	4 305 000	4 302 000	4 261 100	4 275 900	4 199 900	4 189 900	4 568 900	..
Area of arable and permanent cropland, Hectares	776 800	756 500	798 000	959 600	1 097 300	1 053 800	1 100 100	882 200	854 500	865 500	907 600	878 500	895 000	904 500	877 400	872 600	852 600	834 200	864 700	843 300	791 200	..
Area of permanent pasture, Hectares	3 759 600	3 687 300	3 617 200	3 446 700	3 295 300	3 334 700	3 241 300	3 543 300	3 560 400	3 552 900	3 535 400	3 531 400	3 476 900	3 465 800	3 427 500	3 429 300	3 408 500	3 441 700	3 335 200	3 346 600	3 777 800	..
Area of other land, Hectares	0	..	..	..	..	0	0	6 100	..	0	100	0	100	..	100	100	0	0	0	0	..	..
Agricultural land area - shares [TOTAL=100],	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of arable and permanent cropland in agricultural land area, %	17.1	17	18.1	21.8	25	24	25.3	19.9	19.4	19.6	20.4	19.9	20.5	20.7	20.4	20.3	20	19.5	20.6	20.1	17.3	..
Share of permanent pasture in agricultural land area, %	82.9	83	82	78.3	75.1	76	74.7	80	80.6	80.4	79.6	80.1	79.5	79.3	79.6	79.7	80	80.5	79.4	79.9	82.7	..
Share of other land in agricultural land area, %	0	..	..	..	..	0	0	0.1	..	0	0	0	0	..	0	0	0	0	0	0	..	..
National land area, Hectares	6 889 400	6 889 400	6 889 400	6 889 400	6 889 400	6 889 400	6 889 400	6 889 400	6 889 400	6 889 400	6 889 400	6 889 400	6 889 400	6 889 400	6 889 400	6 889 400	6 889 400	6 889 400	6 889 400	6 889 400	6 889 400	..
Share of agricultural land area in the national land area, %	65.8	64.5	64.1	63.9	63.7	63.7	63	64.3	64.1	64.1	64.5	64	63.5	63.4	62.5	62.4	61.9	62.1	61	60.8	66.3	..
Organic farming	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Agricultural land area under certified organic farm management, Hectares	3 700	3 800	3 823	5 101	5 557	6 457	11 104	..	..	..	..	..	29 850	28 515	30 670	35 266	39 947	41 122	44 751	47 864	47 864	..
Share of agricultural land area under certified organic farm management, %	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.3	..	..	..	..	..	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.9	1	1.1	1.1	1	..
Transgenic crops	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Area of transgenic crops, Hectares	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of transgenic crops in arable and permanent crop area, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Nutrients	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Nitrogen balance, Tonne of nitrogen	250 223	234 803	221 729	257 333	292 858	315 383	288 360	245 663	308 826	333 110	297 111	264 140	270 948	290 675	268 295	264 077	255 320	213 455	210 868	213 724	..	..
Nitrogen inputs, Tonne of nitrogen	951 713	951 218	947 091	969 182	996 182	1 021 342	1 023 148	999 675	1 060 106	1 055 962	996 617	952 690	942 294	966 937	940 447	928 867	916 851	876 348	860 168	857 494	..	..
Fertilizers, Tonne of nitrogen	379 300	370 100	358 300	378 000	404 800	428 800	416 900	379 500	432 000	442 900	407 976	369 124	364 095	388 849	363 249	353 881	346 881	323 286	310 686	308 486	..	..
Livestock manure, Tonne of nitrogen	505 690	515 846	523 918	526 221	526 695	527 970	542 280	554 880	562 973	548 133	524 117	518 978	514 072	513 939	513 969	511 814	507 354	490 353	487 790	487 421	..	..
Other inputs, Tonne of nitrogen	66 723	65 273	64 873	64 961	64 686	64 572	63 969	65 295	65 133	64 928	64 524	64 587	64 126	64 148	63 230	63 172	62 617	62 708	61 692	61 586	..	..
Nitrogen outputs, Tonne of nitrogen	701 490	716 415	725 362	711 849	703 324	705 959	734 788	754 012	751 280	722 852	699 506	688 550	671 346	676 262	672 152	664 790	661 531	662 893	649 300	643 770	..	..
Crops, Tonne of nitrogen	41 011	41 199	42 284	34 729	35 558	38 360	44 747	40 593	39 637	41 501	43 732	42 958	39 506	43 158	49 950	39 414	39 570	38 207	44 340	37 722	..	..
Livestock, Tonne of nitrogen	660 478	675 216	683 078	677 120	667 766	667 599	690 042	713 419	711 643	681 351	655 774	645 592	631 840	633 104	622 202	625 376	621 961	624 687	604 960	606 048	..	..
Total Crop Residues, Tonne of nitrogen	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Nitrogen balance per hectare of agricultural land, kilograms per hectare of total agricultural land	55	53	50	58	67	72	66	55	70	75	67	60	62	67	62	61	60	50	50	51	..	..
Phosphorous balance, Tonne of phosphorus	48 554	46 270	43 222	47 916	47 556	49 459	47 027	38 733	36 424	38 141	36 536	30 595	31 670	32 695	31 390	29 529	26 627	19 558	14 189	9 282	..	..
Phosphorous inputs, Tonne of phosphorus	133 229	132 683	130 745	133 165	131 857	134 372	135 797	129 420	126 679	125 335	121 269	113 968	112 645	114 566	113 402	109 777	106 561	99 561	93 155	87 041	..	..
Fertilizers, Tonne of phosphorus	64 104	62 119	58 944	60 928	59 539	61 921	61 424	53 347	49 517	50 112	49 190	42 675	42 003	43 998	42 868	39 548	38 124	33 371	27 352	21 280	..	..
Livestock manure, Tonne of phosphorus	68 454	69 920	71 158	71 606	71 696	71 828	73 741	75 424	76 525	74 596	71 462	70 671	70 004	69 938	69 903	69 619	67 834	65 588	65 184	65 155	..	..
Other inputs, Tonne of phosphorus	671	644	643	631	622	623	631	649	638	627	618	622	637	630	631	609	604	602	618	605	..	..
Phosphorous outputs, Tonne of phosphorus	84 675	86 413	87 523	85 249	84 301	84 913	88 770	90 687	90 255	87 194	84 733	83 373	80 975	81 871	82 012	80 248	79 934	80 003	78 966	77 759	..	..
Crops, Tonne of phosphorus	8 307	8 341	8 542	6 957	7 090	7 722	8 984	8 198	7 971	8 413	8 909	8 727	7 919	8 668	10 070	7 939	8 019	7 773	9 017	7 685	..	..
Livestock, Tonne of phosphorus	76 368	78 072	78 981	78 292	77 210	77 191	79 786	82 489	82 284	78 781	75 824	74 647	73 057	73 203	71 942	72 309	71 914	72 229	69 949	70 074	..	..
Total Crop Residues, Tonne of phosphorus	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Phosphorous balance per hectare of agricultural land, kilograms per hectare of total agricultural land	11	10	10	11	11	11	11	9	8	9	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	3	2	..	..
Pesticides	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Pesticide sales in agriculture [TOTAL], Tonnes of active ingredients	1 802	1 984	2 320	2 161	2 185	2 291	1 782	2 356	2 534	2 102	2 133	2 486	2 796	2 913	3 104	2 776	2 874	3 267	2 979	2 366	2 638	..
Insecticide sales, Tonnes of active ingredients	149	94	56	66	110	108	85	86	86	72	60	66	47	42	39	50	43	43	45	26	26	..
Fungicide sales, Tonnes of active ingredients	459	514	662	637	684	574	550	698	593	415	459	430	458	627	734	571	551	574	636	519	572	..
Herbicide sales, Tonnes of active ingredients	985	1 095	1 251	1 199	1 082	1 362	879	1 260	1 413	1 314	1 289	1 641	1 820	1 854	1 972	1 829	2 028	2 277	1 888	1 626	1 661	..
Other pesticides sales, Tonnes of active ingredients	209	281	351	259	309	247	268	312	442	301	325	349	471	390	359	327	253	373	386	195	379	..
Energy consumption	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Direct on-farm energy consumption, 000 tonnes oil equivalent	249	258	263	265	296	335	280	290	291	300	313	319	320	321	310	331	317	297	304	268	273	..
Total national energy consumption, 000 tonnes oil equivalent	7 311	7 422	7 320	7 564	7 820	7 925	8 287	8 600	9 327	9 927	10 688	11 127	11 221	11 516	11 870	12 515	13 188	13 258	13 174	11 740	11 790	..
Share of agriculture in total national energy consumption, %	3.4	3.5	3.6	3.5	3.8	4.2	3.4	3.4	3.1	3	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.6	2.6	2.4	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	..
Biofuels	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Bioethanol production (million liter), million liter	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Bioethanol production (kilotonne of oil equivalent), Kilotonne of oil equivalent (ktoe)	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Biodiesel production (million liter), million liter	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Biodiesel production (kilotonne of oil equivalent), Kilotonne of oil equivalent (ktoe)	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Soil erosion	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Agricultural land classified as having moderate to severe water erosion risk, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of agricultural land classified as having moderate to severe water erosion risk, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Agricultural land classified as having moderate to severe wind erosion risk, %	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Share of agricultural land classified as having moderate to severe water wind risk, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Water resources	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Water use,	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total agricultural water withdrawals, million m3	..	..	..	..	179	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total freshwater withdrawals, million m3	..	..	..	..	1 176	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	799	..	730	..	757	..	..
Share of agriculture in total freshwater withdrawals, %	..	..	..	..	15.2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Irrigation,	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Irrigated area, Hectares	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of irrigated area in total agricultural area, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Irrigation freshwater withdrawals, million m3	..	..	..	..	179	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of irrigation freshwater withdrawals in total agricultural water withdrawals, %	..	..	..	..	100	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Irrigation water application rates, Megalitres per hectare of irrigated land	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Water quality	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Runoff and concentration in water bodies,	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of agriculture in total emissions of nitrates in surface water, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	82	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of agriculture in total emissions of phosphorous in surface water, %	..	..	..	..	..	34	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of agriculture in total emissions of nitrates in coastal water, %	..	..	..	..	..	83	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	75.3	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of agriculture in total emissions of phosphorous in coastal water, %	..	..	..	..	..	49	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	33.4	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of monitoring sites in agricultural areas where one or more pesticides are present in surface water, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	10	10	10	..
Share of monitoring sites in agricultural areas where one or more pesticides are present in groundwater, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	38.8	16.5	11.4	..	..
Drinking water limits,	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of monitoring sites in agricultural areas that exceed recommend drinking water limits for nitrates in surface water, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1.1	1.1	1.1	..	..
Share of monitoring sites in agricultural areas that exceed recommend drinking water limits for nitrates in groundwater, %	..	..	..	..	..	1.5	..	..	..	..	1.8	3.8	3.7	3.6	2.8	3.7	2.9	3.4	7.7	2.9	1.4	..
Share of monitoring sites in agricultural areas that exceed recommend drinking water limits for phosphorous in surface water, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of monitoring sites in agricultural areas that exceed recommend drinking water limits for phosphorous in groundwater, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of monitoring sites in agricultural areas that exceed recommended drinking water limits for pesticides in surface water, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.7	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of monitoring sites in agricultural areas that exceed recommended drinking water limits for pesticides in groundwater, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	5.2	1.4	3.4	..	..
Ammonia	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Agricultural ammonia emissions, Tonnes	106 548	114 400	116 900	116 600	118 200	119 200	121 300	122 600	126 400	125 600	111 434	110 922	110 732	110 356	108 677	107 020	106 963	104 204	105 557	106 559	104 607	..
Total ammonia emissions, Tonnes	106 608	108 381	110 854	110 111	110 694	110 782	114 425	116 852	120 688	118 186	112 667	112 286	112 126	111 724	110 059	109 124	108 989	106 205	107 487	108 425	106 233	..
Agricultural share in total ammonia emissions, %	99.9	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	98.9	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.7	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.2	98.3	98.5	..
Share of ammonia in total emissions of acidifying pollutants, Tonnes acid equivalents	6 271.1	6 375.4	6 520.8	6 477.1	6 511.4	6 516.6	6 730.9	6 873.6	7 099.3	6 952.1	6 627.5	6 605.1	6 595.6	6 572	6 474.1	6 419.1	6 411.1	6 247.4	6 322.8	6 377.9	6 249	..
Greenhouse gas	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Agricultural gross greenhouse gas emissions [TOTAL], Tonnes of CO2 equivalent	19 635 070	19 758 495	19 863 402	19 965 236	20 098 588	20 315 699	20 741 451	20 859 824	21 514 294	21 019 535	19 970 914	19 595 320	19 378 964	19 510 702	19 314 939	18 857 164	18 723 236	18 295 215	18 162 315	17 926 090	17 909 692	..
CO2 emissions from agriculture, Tonnes of CO2 equivalent	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
CH4 emissions from agriculture, Tonnes of CO2 equivalent	11 927 752	12 033 121	12 145 887	12 119 984	12 039 992	12 044 240	12 395 794	12 650 449	12 806 506	12 380 010	11 808 752	11 742 249	11 611 252	11 549 451	11 521 415	11 296 343	11 302 449	11 110 475	11 083 076	10 912 417	10 630 037	..
N2O emissions from agriculture, Tonnes of CO2 equivalent	7 707 317	7 725 373	7 717 515	7 845 253	8 058 596	8 271 459	8 345 656	8 209 375	8 707 788	8 639 526	8 162 162	7 853 071	7 767 712	7 961 252	7 793 524	7 560 821	7 420 787	7 184 741	7 079 239	7 013 673	7 279 654	..
Other greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, Tonnes of CO2 equivalent	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Agricultural gross greenhouse gas emissions - shares [TOTAL=100],	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of CO2 in total emissions from agriculture, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of CH4 in total emissions from agriculture, %	60.7	60.9	61.1	60.7	59.9	59.3	59.8	60.6	59.5	58.9	59.1	59.9	59.9	59.2	59.7	59.9	60.4	60.7	61	60.9	59.4	..
Share of N2O in total emissions from agriculture, %	39.3	39.1	38.9	39.3	40.1	40.7	40.2	39.4	40.5	41.1	40.9	40.1	40.1	40.8	40.3	40.1	39.6	39.3	39	39.1	40.6	..
Share of other greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, %	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
National total GHG emissions [TOTAL], Tonnes of CO2 equivalent	55 162 555	55 938 268	55 931 147	56 237 602	57 643 206	58 771 075	60 793 624	62 240 539	64 966 399	66 197 518	68 103 349	70 064 813	68 154 665	68 198 761	68 064 164	69 315 381	68 896 899	68 302 697	67 567 040	61 741 499	61 313 916	..
Total national CO2 emissions, Tonnes of CO2 equivalent	32 341 247	33 124 175	32 989 814	33 125 016	34 338 264	35 148 597	36 756 452	38 184 499	40 216 696	41 851 464	44 627 075	47 037 839	45 611 873	45 060 257	45 945 326	47 673 097	47 295 875	47 465 103	46 960 776	41 649 260	41 267 968	..
Total national CH4 emissions, Tonnes of CO2 equivalent	13 673 094	13 846 144	13 962 341	13 973 793	13 901 230	13 918 479	14 175 689	14 195 540	14 417 114	13 954 763	13 410 408	13 456 943	13 393 928	13 937 002	13 153 375	12 807 936	12 882 783	12 364 629	12 241 561	11 923 741	11 604 941	..
Total national N2O emissions, Tonnes of CO2 equivalent	9 111 299	8 912 518	8 908 057	9 038 141	9 265 978	9 491 334	9 564 706	9 444 420	9 961 061	9 904 581	9 446 934	8 927 106	8 560 367	8 476 097	8 299 525	8 089 927	7 959 923	7 742 966	7 637 162	7 543 626	7 806 437	..
Total national emissions of other greenhouse gas, Tonnes of CO2 equivalent	36 915	55 430	70 934	100 652	137 735	212 663	296 778	416 080	371 528	486 710	618 933	642 925	588 497	725 405	665 937	744 422	758 318	729 999	727 541	624 872	634 571	..
National total GHG emissions - shares [TOTAL=100],	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Share of CO2 in total national GHG emissions, %	58.6	59.2	59	58.9	59.6	59.8	60.5	61.3	61.9	63.2	65.5	67.1	66.9	66.1	67.5	68.8	68.6	69.5	69.5	67.5	67.3	..
Share of CH4 in total national GHG emissions, %	24.8	24.8	25	24.8	24.1	23.7	23.3	22.8	22.2	21.1	19.7	19.2	19.7	20.4	19.3	18.5	18.7	18.1	18.1	19.3	18.9	..
Share of N2O in total national GHG emissions, %	16.5	15.9	15.9	16.1	16.1	16.1	15.7	15.2	15.3	15	13.9	12.7	12.6	12.4	12.2	11.7	11.6	11.3	11.3	12.2	12.7	..

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2013 Edition of the OECD Environmental Database : Data for Ireland

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