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Ireland Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Total GHG Emissions (2024)
59,677,828
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
−1.13%
decrease
Global Share
0.11%
Per Capita
11.86
tons per person

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector


  • GHG emissions in Ireland were 59,677,828 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
  • Emissions decreased by −1.13% over the previous year, representing a decrease by −680,136 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 60,357,964 tons.
  • Per capita: 11.86 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.566.3 t).
  • Ireland accounts for 0.11% of global GHG emissions.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year

Year GHG Total (tons) CO₂ CH₄ N₂O F-gases Per Capita Change Global Share
2024 59,677,828 32,569,284 18,106,628 8,317,454 684,462 11.86 −1.13% 0.11%
2023 60,357,964 32,862,940 18,379,809 8,390,793 724,422 12.08 −5.48% 0.11%
2022 63,857,629 35,686,106 18,860,158 8,545,779 765,586 12.87 −1.91% 0.12%
2021 65,100,772 36,382,619 19,084,495 8,829,315 804,342 13.22 3.49% 0.13%
2020 62,905,568 34,293,276 18,912,357 8,936,961 762,974 12.87 −3.64% 0.13%
2019 65,278,537 36,369,025 18,955,236 9,041,390 912,886 13.47 −2.87% 0.13%
2018 67,206,526 38,025,188 19,021,938 9,231,690 927,710 13.99 −3.86% 0.13%
2017 69,907,300 38,263,176 20,798,149 9,603,802 1,242,174 14.68 −1.27% 0.14%
2016 70,804,003 39,513,256 20,555,421 9,422,636 1,312,690 14.98 4.45% 0.15%
2015 67,786,777 37,648,011 19,732,902 9,170,102 1,235,762 14.42 2.4% 0.14%
2014 66,196,924 36,139,092 19,738,060 9,081,294 1,238,478 14.13 −0.22% 0.14%
2013 66,344,416 36,333,753 19,780,046 9,057,345 1,173,272 14.17 −1.33% 0.14%
2012 67,241,483 37,602,211 19,511,721 8,986,802 1,140,748 14.37 2.11% 0.14%
2011 65,849,950 37,144,049 19,000,324 8,538,669 1,166,907 14.12 −6.19% 0.14%
2010 70,196,989 40,924,860 19,214,309 8,898,136 1,159,684 15.17 −1.47% 0.15%
2009 71,245,015 41,173,521 19,681,529 9,204,153 1,185,812 15.6 −6.44% 0.16%
2008 76,147,366 46,281,415 19,739,493 8,904,966 1,221,492 16.96 −0.97% 0.17%
2007 76,896,450 46,944,937 19,822,942 8,930,051 1,198,519 17.48 −1.86% 0.18%
2006 78,350,294 47,688,211 20,226,656 9,188,249 1,247,177 18.21 0.56% 0.19%
2005 77,914,798 47,073,787 20,197,444 9,252,174 1,391,393 18.49 2.61% 0.19%
2004 75,930,049 44,991,303 20,564,441 9,173,816 1,200,490 18.39 −0.2% 0.19%
2003 76,085,810 44,468,486 21,238,272 9,207,496 1,171,556 18.79 0.5% 0.20%
2002 75,706,812 44,983,132 20,306,112 9,438,992 978,575 19.04 −1.42% 0.21%
2001 76,794,295 46,050,686 20,124,168 9,638,811 980,630 19.64 3.27% 0.21%
2000 74,361,639 43,826,988 19,858,107 9,730,981 945,563 19.32 5.31% 0.21%
1999 70,609,946 41,220,672 18,842,242 9,842,436 704,596 18.6 3.03% 0.20%
1998 68,531,604 39,783,960 18,378,758 9,869,105 499,782 18.27 4.21% 0.20%
1997 65,762,436 37,363,207 18,322,806 9,503,068 573,355 17.71 2.28% 0.19%
1996 64,295,605 36,107,210 18,342,447 9,396,203 449,745 17.47 2.46% 0.19%
1995 62,749,032 34,788,478 18,116,138 9,508,600 335,816 17.18 1.21% 0.19%
1994 61,998,696 34,219,503 18,028,782 9,516,880 233,531 17.09 2.48% 0.19%
1993 60,501,028 33,001,345 17,972,407 9,357,917 169,358 16.78 1.28% 0.19%
1992 59,734,397 32,766,869 17,759,536 9,089,073 118,919 16.65 0.18% 0.19%
1991 59,624,956 32,874,315 17,609,453 9,051,653 89,535 16.67 1.14% 0.18%
1990 58,952,017 32,339,168 17,277,609 9,272,340 62,899 16.52 3.55% 0.18%
1989 56,931,969 31,273,870 16,596,853 9,017,763 43,483 15.96 2.97% 0.18%
1988 55,288,685 30,231,058 16,189,471 8,830,177 37,978 15.49 −1.43% 0.18%
1987 56,093,206 31,113,685 16,096,061 8,848,684 34,777 15.7 2.33% 0.18%
1986 54,815,886 29,552,705 16,259,309 8,973,041 30,830 15.35 2.26% 0.18%
1985 53,606,881 28,591,039 16,281,417 8,715,325 19,100 15.04 3.3% 0.18%
1984 51,892,248 26,987,340 16,029,978 8,854,560 20,370 14.61 0.54% 0.18%
1983 51,610,970 26,971,581 15,824,372 8,796,625 18,392 14.61 0.2% 0.18%
1982 51,505,490 27,377,201 15,487,621 8,622,745 17,923 14.69 −0.2% 0.19%
1981 51,608,746 27,666,727 15,309,457 8,615,373 17,188 14.86 −1.73% 0.18%
1980 52,515,997 27,894,249 15,787,790 8,820,975 12,983 15.29 −1.72% 0.18%
1979 53,435,174 29,015,324 15,698,768 8,710,187 10,895 15.76 9.07% 0.19%
1978 48,992,281 24,668,570 15,556,746 8,758,291 8,674 14.65 0.55% 0.17%
1977 48,725,722 24,868,807 15,307,738 8,541,928 7,249 14.8 4.89% 0.18%
1976 46,452,675 23,277,798 15,045,085 8,123,768 6,024 14.35 0.57% 0.17%
1975 46,188,311 22,709,021 15,313,045 8,161,424 4,821 14.51 −2.82% 0.18%
1974 47,529,991 24,171,865 15,221,750 8,131,685 4,690 15.18 6.6% 0.19%
1973 44,587,913 22,339,014 14,452,246 7,791,964 4,690 14.48 1.3% 0.18%
1972 44,013,683 22,770,982 13,764,405 7,473,606 4,690 14.52 −0.63% 0.18%
1971 44,294,670 23,142,494 13,678,624 7,468,862 4,690 14.83 7.21% 0.19%
1970 41,315,307 20,662,371 13,345,647 7,302,599 4,690 14.01 – 0.18%

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).