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Carbon intensity of the economy — Ireland

Carbon intensity of the economy in Ireland in 2022 — 0.119 kg/$. Ranked 29 in the world out of 164. Since 1913, the indicator has risen by 891.7%.

2022 0.119 kg/$ −8.46% vs 2021
World rank 29of 164
Period maximum 0.808 kg/$1939
Period minimum 0.012 kg/$1913

Trend over time

1913–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Ireland, 1913–202200.250.50.751191319241935194619571968197919902001201220221913: 0.012 kg/$1924: 0.543 kg/$1926: 0.665 kg/$1928: 0.505 kg/$1930: 0.707 kg/$1932: 0.474 kg/$1934: 0.695 kg/$1936: 0.703 kg/$1938: 0.697 kg/$1940: 0.801 kg/$1942: 0.487 kg/$1944: 0.444 kg/$1946: 0.57 kg/$1948: 0.549 kg/$1950: 0.596 kg/$1952: 0.561 kg/$1954: 0.512 kg/$1956: 0.607 kg/$1958: 0.509 kg/$1960: 0.578 kg/$1962: 0.627 kg/$1964: 0.625 kg/$1966: 0.646 kg/$1968: 0.664 kg/$1970: 0.665 kg/$1972: 0.686 kg/$1974: 0.664 kg/$1976: 0.593 kg/$1978: 0.541 kg/$1980: 0.567 kg/$1982: 0.522 kg/$1984: 0.502 kg/$1986: 0.546 kg/$1988: 0.519 kg/$1990: 0.499 kg/$1992: 0.47 kg/$1994: 0.441 kg/$1996: 0.389 kg/$1998: 0.343 kg/$2000: 0.306 kg/$2002: 0.272 kg/$2004: 0.241 kg/$2006: 0.217 kg/$2008: 0.212 kg/$2010: 0.188 kg/$2012: 0.175 kg/$2014: 0.156 kg/$2016: 0.158 kg/$2018: 0.138 kg/$2020: 0.128 kg/$2022: 0.119 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.107 (+891.67%) Average annual rate: 2.13 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ireland

Ireland 0.119 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.212 kg/$
Northern Europe computed 0.115 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.119 −0.011 −8.46%
2021 0.13 +0.002 +1.56%
2020 0.128 +0.002 +1.59%
2019 0.126 −0.012 −8.7%
2018 0.138 −0.008 −5.48%
2017 0.146 −0.012 −7.59%
2016 0.158 +0.003 +1.94%
2015 0.155 −0.001 −0.64%
2014 0.156 −0.011 −6.59%
2013 0.167 −0.008 −4.57%
2012 0.175 +0.005 +2.94%
2011 0.17 −0.018 −9.57%
2010 0.188 −0.008 −4.08%
2009 0.196 −0.016 −7.55%
2008 0.212 +0.005 +2.42%
2007 0.207 −0.01 −4.61%
2006 0.217 −0.018 −7.66%
2005 0.235 −0.006 −2.49%
2004 0.241 −0.016 −6.23%
2003 0.257 −0.015 −5.51%
2002 0.272 −0.029 −9.63%
2001 0.301 −0.005 −1.63%
2000 0.306 −0.013 −4.08%
1999 0.319 −0.024 −7%
1998 0.343 −0.016 −4.46%
1997 0.359 −0.03 −7.71%
1996 0.389 −0.021 −5.12%
1995 0.41 −0.031 −7.03%
1994 0.441 −0.016 −3.5%
1993 0.457 −0.013 −2.77%
1992 0.47 −0.026 −5.24%
1991 0.496 −0.003 −0.6%
1990 0.499 +0.006 +1.22%
1989 0.493 −0.026 −5.01%
1988 0.519 −0.033 −5.98%
1987 0.552 +0.006 +1.1%
1986 0.546 +0.037 +7.27%
1985 0.509 +0.007 +1.39%
1984 0.502 −0.025 −4.74%
1983 0.527 +0.005 +0.96%
1982 0.522 −0.023 −4.22%
1981 0.545 −0.022 −3.88%
1980 0.567 −0.043 −7.05%
1979 0.61 +0.069 +12.75%
1978 0.541 −0.039 −6.72%
1977 0.58 −0.013 −2.19%
1976 0.593 −0.002 −0.34%
1975 0.595 −0.069 −10.39%
1974 0.664 −0.015 −2.21%
1973 0.679 −0.007 −1.02%
1972 0.686 −0.059 −7.92%
1971 0.745 +0.08 +12.03%
1970 0.665 +0.014 +2.15%
1969 0.651 −0.013 −1.96%
1968 0.664 +0.001 +0.15%
1967 0.663 +0.017 +2.63%
1966 0.646 +0.054 +9.12%
1965 0.592 −0.033 −5.28%
1964 0.625 +0.011 +1.79%
1963 0.614 −0.013 −2.07%
1962 0.627 +0.017 +2.79%
1961 0.61 +0.032 +5.54%
1960 0.578 −0.095 −14.12%
1959 0.673 +0.164 +32.22%
1958 0.509 −0.032 −5.91%
1957 0.541 −0.066 −10.87%
1956 0.607 −0.036 −5.6%
1955 0.643 +0.131 +25.59%
1954 0.512 −0.03 −5.54%
1953 0.542 −0.019 −3.39%
1952 0.561 −0.067 −10.67%
1951 0.628 +0.032 +5.37%
1950 0.596 +0.08 +15.5%
1949 0.516 −0.033 −6.01%
1948 0.549 −0.052 −8.65%
1947 0.601 +0.031 +5.44%
1946 0.57 +0.089 +18.5%
1945 0.481 +0.037 +8.33%
1944 0.444 −0.052 −10.48%
1943 0.496 +0.009 +1.85%
1942 0.487 −0.093 −16.03%
1941 0.58 −0.221 −27.59%
1940 0.801 −0.007 −0.87%
1939 0.808 +0.111 +15.93%
1938 0.697 −0.048 −6.44%
1937 0.745 +0.042 +5.97%
1936 0.703 +0.024 +3.53%
1935 0.679 −0.016 −2.3%
1934 0.695 −0.006 −0.86%
1933 0.701 +0.227 +47.89%
1932 0.474 −0.234 −33.05%
1931 0.708 +0.001 +0.14%
1930 0.707 −0.049 −6.48%
1929 0.756 +0.251 +49.7%
1928 0.505 −0.033 −6.13%
1927 0.538 −0.127 −19.1%
1926 0.665 +0.172 +34.89%
1925 0.493 −0.05 −9.21%
1924 0.543 — —
1921 0.019 — —
1913 0.012 — —

Northern Europe, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SE Sweden 0.074 NO Norway 0.085 DK Denmark 0.097 IE Ireland 0.119 GB United Kingdom 0.119 LV Latvia 0.129 LT Lithuania 0.152 FI Finland 0.161 IS Iceland 0.225 EE Estonia 0.299
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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