Greenhouse gases per capita — all countries

Greenhouse gases per capita — Ireland

Greenhouse gases per capita in Ireland in 2024 — 11.46 t/person. Ranked 170 in the world out of 199. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 4.2%.

2024 11.46 t/person −1.63% vs 2023
World rank 170of 199
Period maximum 22.16 t/person2001
Period minimum 10.62 t/person1954

Trend over time

1950–2024 · tonnes CO₂e per capita

Greenhouse gases per capita — Ireland, 1950–20241015202519501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 11 t/person1952: 11.19 t/person1954: 10.62 t/person1956: 11.5 t/person1958: 10.64 t/person1960: 11.54 t/person1962: 13.2 t/person1964: 14.27 t/person1966: 15.41 t/person1968: 16.26 t/person1970: 16.62 t/person1972: 17.31 t/person1974: 17.38 t/person1976: 17.59 t/person1978: 17.2 t/person1980: 17.07 t/person1982: 16.46 t/person1984: 16.49 t/person1986: 16.69 t/person1988: 16.23 t/person1990: 17.03 t/person1992: 17.09 t/person1994: 17.52 t/person1996: 18.32 t/person1998: 19.35 t/person2000: 21.46 t/person2002: 21.15 t/person2004: 19.86 t/person2006: 18.86 t/person2008: 18.68 t/person2010: 16.16 t/person2012: 15 t/person2014: 14.2 t/person2016: 15.4 t/person2018: 14.23 t/person2020: 12.63 t/person2022: 12.54 t/person2024: 11.46 t/person
Change over the period: +0.46 (+4.19%) Average annual rate: 0.06 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Ireland 11.46 t/person
World computed 6.66 t/person
Europe & Central Asia computed 8.76 t/person
Northern Europe computed 6.91 t/person
High-income countries computed 12.59 t/person
Greenhouse gases per capita — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year t/person Change Change, %
2024 11.46 −0.19 −1.63%
2023 11.65 −0.89 −7.11%
2022 12.54 −0.64 −4.85%
2021 13.18 +0.55 +4.36%
2020 12.63 −0.91 −6.7%
2019 13.53 −0.7 −4.93%
2018 14.23 −0.73 −4.89%
2017 14.96 −0.43 −2.81%
2016 15.4 +0.52 +3.47%
2015 14.88 +0.68 +4.77%
2014 14.2 −0.33 −2.24%
2013 14.53 −0.47 −3.15%
2012 15 −0.18 −1.22%
2011 15.19 −0.97 −6.02%
2010 16.16 −0.72 −4.26%
2009 16.88 −1.81 −9.66%
2008 18.68 −2.45 −11.58%
2007 21.13 +2.27 +12.01%
2006 18.86 −0.83 −4.21%
2005 19.69 −0.17 −0.84%
2004 19.86 −0.62 −3.02%
2003 20.48 −0.67 −3.18%
2002 21.15 −1.01 −4.54%
2001 22.16 +0.7 +3.24%
2000 21.46 +0.72 +3.45%
1999 20.74 +1.4 +7.23%
1998 19.35 +0.74 +3.99%
1997 18.6 +0.28 +1.52%
1996 18.32 +0.64 +3.6%
1995 17.69 +0.16 +0.94%
1994 17.52 +0.36 +2.12%
1993 17.16 +0.07 +0.38%
1992 17.09 −0.02 −0.14%
1991 17.12 +0.09 +0.53%
1990 17.03 +0.83 +5.1%
1989 16.2 −0.03 −0.2%
1988 16.23 −0.48 −2.87%
1987 16.71 +0.03 +0.16%
1986 16.69 −0.09 −0.54%
1985 16.78 +0.29 +1.73%
1984 16.49 −0.53 −3.12%
1983 17.02 +0.56 +3.43%
1982 16.46 −0.01 −0.08%
1981 16.47 −0.6 −3.5%
1980 17.07 −1.27 −6.93%
1979 18.34 +1.13 +6.59%
1978 17.2 −0.16 −0.9%
1977 17.36 −0.23 −1.3%
1976 17.59 +0.48 +2.79%
1975 17.11 −0.27 −1.56%
1974 17.38 −0.07 −0.38%
1973 17.45 +0.14 +0.81%
1972 17.31 −0.73 −4.03%
1971 18.04 +1.41 +8.5%
1970 16.62 +0.12 +0.72%
1969 16.5 +0.24 +1.47%
1968 16.26 +0.67 +4.3%
1967 15.59 +0.19 +1.2%
1966 15.41 +0.62 +4.22%
1965 14.78 +0.51 +3.6%
1964 14.27 +0.56 +4.05%
1963 13.72 +0.51 +3.89%
1962 13.2 −0.26 −1.96%
1961 13.47 +1.93 +16.73%
1960 11.54 −0.84 −6.76%
1959 12.37 +1.74 +16.32%
1958 10.64 −0.46 −4.11%
1957 11.09 −0.41 −3.57%
1956 11.5 −0.3 −2.5%
1955 11.8 +1.17 +11.05%
1954 10.62 −0.38 −3.48%
1953 11.01 −0.18 −1.61%
1952 11.19 −0.1 −0.86%
1951 11.28 +0.29 +2.62%
1950 11

About the indicator

Emissions of all greenhouse gases per person, converted into CO2 equivalent. It differs from CO2 emissions per capita in that it counts methane and nitrous oxide, and that changes the picture: countries with large livestock herds and little industry rise considerably higher in this ranking than they do on carbon dioxide alone. The per capita indicator is the one usually used when the fairness of sharing the reduction effort is discussed.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its emissions divided by all of its population. All greenhouse gases are counted in CO2 equivalent using 100-year warming potentials.

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