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Greenhouse gas emissions — Ireland

Greenhouse gas emissions in Ireland in 2024 — 60.21 Mt CO₂e. Ranked 116 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 38.1%.

2024 60.21 Mt CO₂e −0.53% vs 2023
World rank 116of 199
Period maximum 92.83 Mt CO₂e2007
Period minimum 18.29 Mt CO₂e1932

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Greenhouse gas emissions — Ireland, 1850–20240255075100185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 43.59 Mt CO₂e1853: 39.93 Mt CO₂e1856: 37.57 Mt CO₂e1859: 35.25 Mt CO₂e1862: 34.44 Mt CO₂e1865: 33.52 Mt CO₂e1868: 32.98 Mt CO₂e1871: 33.42 Mt CO₂e1874: 34.33 Mt CO₂e1877: 34.85 Mt CO₂e1880: 35.87 Mt CO₂e1883: 34.44 Mt CO₂e1886: 32.91 Mt CO₂e1889: 30.94 Mt CO₂e1892: 29.49 Mt CO₂e1895: 28.66 Mt CO₂e1898: 27.83 Mt CO₂e1901: 27.48 Mt CO₂e1904: 27.46 Mt CO₂e1907: 27.47 Mt CO₂e1910: 27.88 Mt CO₂e1913: 29.38 Mt CO₂e1916: 30.38 Mt CO₂e1919: 31.77 Mt CO₂e1922: 24.22 Mt CO₂e1925: 24.15 Mt CO₂e1928: 18.68 Mt CO₂e1931: 20.93 Mt CO₂e1934: 22.84 Mt CO₂e1937: 25.49 Mt CO₂e1940: 28.18 Mt CO₂e1943: 24.97 Mt CO₂e1946: 27.9 Mt CO₂e1949: 30.25 Mt CO₂e1952: 32.91 Mt CO₂e1955: 34.21 Mt CO₂e1958: 30.36 Mt CO₂e1961: 38.04 Mt CO₂e1964: 40.77 Mt CO₂e1967: 45.31 Mt CO₂e1970: 49.22 Mt CO₂e1973: 53.82 Mt CO₂e1976: 56.78 Mt CO₂e1979: 61.91 Mt CO₂e1982: 57.2 Mt CO₂e1985: 59.24 Mt CO₂e1988: 57.22 Mt CO₂e1991: 60.5 Mt CO₂e1994: 62.9 Mt CO₂e1997: 68.31 Mt CO₂e2000: 81.6 Mt CO₂e2003: 81.77 Mt CO₂e2006: 80.52 Mt CO₂e2009: 76.52 Mt CO₂e2012: 69.01 Mt CO₂e2015: 69.98 Mt CO₂e2018: 69.35 Mt CO₂e2021: 66.26 Mt CO₂e2024: 60.21 Mt CO₂e
Change over the period: +16.61 (+38.11%) Average annual rate: 0.19 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Ireland 60.21 Mt CO₂e
World computed 54,413.64 Mt CO₂e
Europe & Central Asia computed 8,170.1 Mt CO₂e
Northern Europe computed 750.33 Mt CO₂e
High-income countries computed 17,682.98 Mt CO₂e
Greenhouse gas emissions — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt CO₂e Change Change, %
2024 60.21 −0.32 −0.53%
2023 60.52 −3.55 −5.53%
2022 64.07 −2.19 −3.3%
2021 66.26 +3.35 +5.32%
2020 62.91 −3.85 −5.77%
2019 66.76 −2.59 −3.73%
2018 69.35 −2.63 −3.66%
2017 71.98 −1.2 −1.64%
2016 73.18 +3.21 +4.59%
2015 69.98 +3.81 +5.76%
2014 66.16 −1.03 −1.53%
2013 67.19 −1.82 −2.63%
2012 69.01 −0.54 −0.77%
2011 69.55 −4.12 −5.6%
2010 73.67 −2.85 −3.72%
2009 76.52 −7.29 −8.7%
2008 83.81 −9.02 −9.72%
2007 92.83 +12.31 +15.29%
2006 80.52 −1.31 −1.6%
2005 81.83 +1.08 +1.33%
2004 80.75 −1.02 −1.24%
2003 81.77 −1.32 −1.59%
2002 83.09 −2.5 −2.92%
2001 85.59 +3.99 +4.88%
2000 81.6 +3.75 +4.82%
1999 77.85 +6.06 +8.44%
1998 71.79 +3.48 +5.09%
1997 68.31 +1.64 +2.46%
1996 66.67 +2.81 +4.4%
1995 63.86 +0.96 +1.52%
1994 62.9 +1.54 +2.51%
1993 61.36 +0.54 +0.88%
1992 60.82 +0.33 +0.54%
1991 60.5 +0.66 +1.11%
1990 59.83 +2.96 +5.2%
1989 56.88 −0.34 −0.6%
1988 57.22 −1.95 −3.29%
1987 59.17 +0.07 +0.12%
1986 59.1 −0.14 −0.24%
1985 59.24 +1.26 +2.17%
1984 57.98 −1.56 −2.61%
1983 59.53 +2.34 +4.08%
1982 57.2 +0.39 +0.69%
1981 56.81 −1.48 −2.55%
1980 58.29 −3.62 −5.84%
1979 61.91 +4.63 +8.08%
1978 57.28 +0.37 +0.66%
1977 56.9 +0.12 +0.22%
1976 56.78 +2.37 +4.35%
1975 54.41 −0.03 −0.06%
1974 54.44 +0.62 +1.16%
1973 53.82 +1.25 +2.38%
1972 52.57 −1.41 −2.61%
1971 53.98 +4.76 +9.66%
1970 49.22 +0.69 +1.43%
1969 48.53 +0.99 +2.09%
1968 47.54 +2.23 +4.93%
1967 45.31 +0.79 +1.78%
1966 44.51 +2.04 +4.79%
1965 42.48 +1.71 +4.18%
1964 40.77 +1.78 +4.56%
1963 38.99 +1.61 +4.31%
1962 37.38 −0.66 −1.72%
1961 38.04 +5.42 +16.61%
1960 32.62 −2.51 −7.14%
1959 35.13 +4.77 +15.72%
1958 30.36 −1.47 −4.62%
1957 31.82 −1.35 −4.06%
1956 33.17 −1.04 −3.03%
1955 34.21 +3.24 +10.46%
1954 30.97 −1.27 −3.94%
1953 32.24 −0.67 −2.02%
1952 32.91 −0.23 −0.7%
1951 33.14 +1.11 +3.47%
1950 32.03 +1.78 +5.89%
1949 30.25 +0.79 +2.67%
1948 29.46 +0.58 +2.01%
1947 28.88 +0.98 +3.52%
1946 27.9 +1.98 +7.62%
1945 25.92 +0.7 +2.77%
1944 25.22 +0.25 +1%
1943 24.97 +0.91 +3.79%
1942 24.06 −1.35 −5.3%
1941 25.41 −2.77 −9.82%
1940 28.18 +0.09 +0.31%
1939 28.09 +2.49 +9.74%
1938 25.6 +0.1 +0.41%
1937 25.49 +0.65 +2.63%
1936 24.84 +1.13 +4.78%
1935 23.71 +0.86 +3.77%
1934 22.84 +0.63 +2.85%
1933 22.21 +3.92 +21.41%
1932 18.29 −2.63 −12.59%
1931 20.93 +1.18 +5.98%
1930 19.75 −1 −4.81%
1929 20.74 +2.06 +11.04%
1928 18.68 −2.26 −10.81%
1927 20.94 −3.54 −14.47%
1926 24.49 +0.34 +1.4%
1925 24.15 −2.58 −9.67%
1924 26.73 +4.74 +21.53%
1923 22 −2.23 −9.19%
1922 24.22 −2.78 −10.28%
1921 27 −2.69 −9.05%
1920 29.69 −2.09 −6.57%
1919 31.77 +0.6 +1.91%
1918 31.18 +0.33 +1.06%
1917 30.85 +0.47 +1.53%
1916 30.38 +0.04 +0.12%
1915 30.35 +0.47 +1.56%
1914 29.88 +0.5 +1.72%
1913 29.38 +0.58 +2.02%
1912 28.79 +0.41 +1.45%
1911 28.38 +0.5 +1.81%
1910 27.88 +0.41 +1.49%
1909 27.47 +0.06 +0.24%
1908 27.4 −0.06 −0.23%
1907 27.47 −0.04 −0.13%
1906 27.5 −0.05 −0.2%
1905 27.56 +0.1 +0.35%
1904 27.46 −0.01 −0.05%
1903 27.47 −0.12 −0.45%
1902 27.59 +0.11 +0.4%
1901 27.48 −0.09 −0.32%
1900 27.57 +0.04 +0.16%
1899 27.53 −0.3 −1.09%
1898 27.83 −0.21 −0.75%
1897 28.04 −0.27 −0.94%
1896 28.31 −0.35 −1.23%
1895 28.66 −0.38 −1.3%
1894 29.04 −0.14 −0.48%
1893 29.18 −0.31 −1.06%
1892 29.49 −0.51 −1.71%
1891 30 −0.25 −0.83%
1890 30.25 −0.69 −2.22%
1889 30.94 −0.79 −2.5%
1888 31.74 −0.64 −1.98%
1887 32.38 −0.53 −1.61%
1886 32.91 −0.54 −1.61%
1885 33.45 −0.65 −1.89%
1884 34.1 −0.34 −0.99%
1883 34.44 −0.28 −0.8%
1882 34.72 −0.74 −2.09%
1881 35.46 −0.41 −1.15%
1880 35.87 +0.81 +2.3%
1879 35.06 −0 −0.01%
1878 35.07 +0.21 +0.61%
1877 34.85 +0.25 +0.73%
1876 34.6 +0.12 +0.36%
1875 34.48 +0.15 +0.44%
1874 34.33 +0.54 +1.6%
1873 33.79 +0.34 +1.03%
1872 33.44 +0.03 +0.08%
1871 33.42 +0.53 +1.62%
1870 32.88 +0.45 +1.4%
1869 32.43 −0.55 −1.66%
1868 32.98 −0.14 −0.43%
1867 33.12 −0.16 −0.47%
1866 33.28 −0.24 −0.72%
1865 33.52 −0.62 −1.82%
1864 34.15 −0.18 −0.53%
1863 34.33 −0.11 −0.32%
1862 34.44 −0.22 −0.64%
1861 34.66 −0.44 −1.25%
1860 35.1 −0.15 −0.43%
1859 35.25 −0.97 −2.67%
1858 36.22 −0.62 −1.69%
1857 36.84 −0.72 −1.93%
1856 37.57 −1 −2.58%
1855 38.56 −0.93 −2.37%
1854 39.5 −0.43 −1.08%
1853 39.93 −0.74 −1.82%
1852 40.67 −1.5 −3.56%
1851 42.17 −1.43 −3.27%
1850 43.59 — —

Northern Europe, 2024

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

IS Iceland 5.06 EE Estonia 12.12 LV Latvia 13.86 LT Lithuania 21.78 DK Denmark 45.94 NO Norway 56.19 SE Sweden 56.95 IE Ireland 60.21 FI Finland 87.96 GB United Kingdom 390.28
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About the indicator

Total greenhouse gas emissions converted into CO2 equivalent: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases, including emissions from land use and agriculture. The conversion uses 100-year global warming potentials. For countries with large agriculture this indicator runs substantially above emissions of CO2 alone.

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

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