Primary energy consumption — all countries

Primary energy consumption — Ireland

Primary energy consumption in Ireland in 2024 — 0.602 quad Btu. Ranked 72 in the world out of 218. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 89.8%.

2024 0.602 quad Btu +0.29% vs 2023
World rank 72of 218
Period maximum 0.673 quad Btu2006
Period minimum 0.293 quad Btu1983

Trend over time

1980–2024 · quadrillion Btu

Primary energy consumption — Ireland, 1980–20240.20.30.40.50.60.719801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 0.317 quad Btu1981: 0.307 quad Btu1982: 0.305 quad Btu1983: 0.293 quad Btu1984: 0.299 quad Btu1985: 0.305 quad Btu1986: 0.33 quad Btu1987: 0.331 quad Btu1988: 0.322 quad Btu1989: 0.341 quad Btu1990: 0.362 quad Btu1991: 0.376 quad Btu1992: 0.374 quad Btu1993: 0.391 quad Btu1994: 0.407 quad Btu1995: 0.419 quad Btu1996: 0.449 quad Btu1997: 0.475 quad Btu1998: 0.511 quad Btu1999: 0.55 quad Btu2000: 0.591 quad Btu2001: 0.616 quad Btu2002: 0.61 quad Btu2003: 0.606 quad Btu2004: 0.63 quad Btu2005: 0.654 quad Btu2006: 0.673 quad Btu2007: 0.663 quad Btu2008: 0.66 quad Btu2009: 0.59 quad Btu2010: 0.612 quad Btu2011: 0.558 quad Btu2012: 0.547 quad Btu2013: 0.544 quad Btu2014: 0.537 quad Btu2015: 0.545 quad Btu2016: 0.576 quad Btu2017: 0.579 quad Btu2018: 0.609 quad Btu2019: 0.593 quad Btu2020: 0.56 quad Btu2021: 0.582 quad Btu2022: 0.606 quad Btu2023: 0.6 quad Btu2024: 0.602 quad Btu
Change over the period: +0.285 (+89.75%) Average annual rate: 1.47 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Ireland 0.602 quad Btu
World computed 605.919 quad Btu
Europe & Central Asia computed 114.383 quad Btu
Northern Europe computed 11.83 quad Btu
High-income countries computed 272.729 quad Btu
Primary energy consumption — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year quad Btu Change Change, %
2024 0.602 +0.002 +0.29%
2023 0.6 −0.006 −0.96%
2022 0.606 +0.024 +4.2%
2021 0.582 +0.022 +3.91%
2020 0.56 −0.033 −5.58%
2019 0.593 −0.016 −2.62%
2018 0.609 +0.03 +5.23%
2017 0.579 +0.003 +0.52%
2016 0.576 +0.031 +5.69%
2015 0.545 +0.008 +1.51%
2014 0.537 −0.007 −1.35%
2013 0.544 −0.003 −0.53%
2012 0.547 −0.011 −1.95%
2011 0.558 −0.055 −8.92%
2010 0.612 +0.022 +3.73%
2009 0.59 −0.07 −10.54%
2008 0.66 −0.003 −0.47%
2007 0.663 −0.01 −1.5%
2006 0.673 +0.019 +2.89%
2005 0.654 +0.024 +3.81%
2004 0.63 +0.024 +4.01%
2003 0.606 −0.004 −0.63%
2002 0.61 −0.006 −0.94%
2001 0.616 +0.025 +4.15%
2000 0.591 +0.041 +7.45%
1999 0.55 +0.039 +7.71%
1998 0.511 +0.036 +7.6%
1997 0.475 +0.026 +5.79%
1996 0.449 +0.03 +7.07%
1995 0.419 +0.011 +2.82%
1994 0.407 +0.016 +4.14%
1993 0.391 +0.017 +4.58%
1992 0.374 −0.002 −0.42%
1991 0.376 +0.014 +3.83%
1990 0.362 +0.021 +6.07%
1989 0.341 +0.019 +5.88%
1988 0.322 −0.009 −2.63%
1987 0.331 +0.001 +0.32%
1986 0.33 +0.025 +8.12%
1985 0.305 +0.006 +1.91%
1984 0.299 +0.006 +2%
1983 0.293 −0.011 −3.76%
1982 0.305 −0.002 −0.75%
1981 0.307 −0.01 −3.18%
1980 0.317

About the indicator

Primary energy consumption is all the energy a country used over the year: coal, oil, gas, nuclear and renewable energy brought to a common unit. “Primary” means energy in the form in which it is taken from nature, before losses in conversion and transmission; electricity enters it not as a separate line but through the fuel it was generated from. The unit is the quadrillion British thermal units, customary in American statistics: one such unit is roughly equal to 25 million tonnes of oil equivalent.

Important: The figure is broader than electricity: electricity is only part of the final use of this energy, and transport and heating are included in it as well. This is the series that serves as the weight when the energy intensity aggregates are computed.

Source: International Energy Statistics (EIA), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).