Ireland CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
32,569,284
tons
Year-over-Year
−0.89%
decrease
Global Share
0.08%
Per Capita
6.47
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Ireland were 32,569,284 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions decreased by −0.89% over the previous year, representing a decrease by −293,656 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 32,862,940 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in Ireland are equivalent to 6.47 tons per person, a decrease by −0.1 over the figure of 6.58 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of −1.6% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Ireland
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32,569,284 | −0.89% | 6.47 | 0.082% |
| 2023 | 32,862,940 | −7.91% | 6.58 | 0.084% |
| 2022 | 35,686,106 | −1.91% | 7.19 | 0.093% |
| 2021 | 36,382,619 | 6.09% | 7.39 | 0.095% |
| 2020 | 34,293,276 | −5.71% | 7.02 | 0.095% |
| 2019 | 36,369,025 | −4.36% | 7.5 | 0.096% |
| 2018 | 38,025,188 | −0.62% | 7.92 | 0.10% |
| 2017 | 38,263,176 | −3.16% | 8.04 | 0.10% |
| 2016 | 39,513,256 | 4.95% | 8.36 | 0.11% |
| 2015 | 37,648,011 | 4.18% | 8.01 | 0.10% |
| 2014 | 36,139,092 | −0.54% | 7.71 | 0.099% |
| 2013 | 36,333,753 | −3.37% | 7.76 | 0.10% |
| 2012 | 37,602,211 | 1.23% | 8.04 | 0.11% |
| 2011 | 37,144,049 | −9.24% | 7.97 | 0.11% |
| 2010 | 40,924,860 | −0.6% | 8.84 | 0.12% |
| 2009 | 41,173,521 | −11.04% | 9.01 | 0.13% |
| 2008 | 46,281,415 | −1.41% | 10.31 | 0.14% |
| 2007 | 46,944,937 | −1.56% | 10.67 | 0.15% |
| 2006 | 47,688,211 | 1.31% | 11.08 | 0.15% |
| 2005 | 47,073,787 | 4.63% | 11.17 | 0.16% |
| 2004 | 44,991,303 | 1.18% | 10.9 | 0.16% |
| 2003 | 44,468,486 | −1.14% | 10.98 | 0.16% |
| 2002 | 44,983,132 | −2.32% | 11.31 | 0.17% |
| 2001 | 46,050,686 | 5.07% | 11.78 | 0.18% |
| 2000 | 43,826,988 | 6.32% | 11.39 | 0.17% |
| 1999 | 41,220,672 | 3.61% | 10.86 | 0.17% |
| 1998 | 39,783,960 | 6.48% | 10.61 | 0.16% |
| 1997 | 37,363,207 | 3.48% | 10.06 | 0.15% |
| 1996 | 36,107,210 | 3.79% | 9.81 | 0.15% |
| 1995 | 34,788,478 | 1.66% | 9.53 | 0.15% |
| 1994 | 34,219,503 | 3.69% | 9.44 | 0.15% |
| 1993 | 33,001,345 | 0.72% | 9.15 | 0.14% |
| 1992 | 32,766,869 | −0.33% | 9.13 | 0.14% |
| 1991 | 32,874,315 | 1.65% | 9.19 | 0.14% |
| 1990 | 32,339,168 | 3.41% | 9.06 | 0.14% |
| 1989 | 31,273,870 | 3.45% | 8.77 | 0.14% |
| 1988 | 30,231,058 | −2.84% | 8.47 | 0.14% |
| 1987 | 31,113,685 | 5.28% | 8.71 | 0.15% |
| 1986 | 29,552,705 | 3.36% | 8.27 | 0.14% |
| 1985 | 28,591,039 | 5.94% | 8.02 | 0.14% |
| 1984 | 26,987,340 | 0.06% | 7.6 | 0.14% |
| 1983 | 26,971,581 | −1.48% | 7.64 | 0.14% |
| 1982 | 27,377,201 | −1.05% | 7.81 | 0.14% |
| 1981 | 27,666,727 | −0.82% | 7.97 | 0.14% |
| 1980 | 27,894,249 | −3.86% | 8.12 | 0.14% |
| 1979 | 29,015,324 | 17.62% | 8.56 | 0.14% |
| 1978 | 24,668,570 | −0.81% | 7.38 | 0.13% |
| 1977 | 24,868,807 | 6.83% | 7.56 | 0.13% |
| 1976 | 23,277,798 | 2.5% | 7.19 | 0.13% |
| 1975 | 22,709,021 | −6.05% | 7.13 | 0.13% |
| 1974 | 24,171,865 | 8.2% | 7.72 | 0.14% |
| 1973 | 22,339,014 | −1.9% | 7.25 | 0.13% |
| 1972 | 22,770,982 | −1.61% | 7.51 | 0.14% |
| 1971 | 23,142,494 | 12% | 7.75 | 0.15% |
| 1970 | 20,662,371 | – | 7 | 0.13% |
See also
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).