Denmark vs Ireland: CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type

Denmark

440,223 tonnes

in 2024

Ireland

592,735 tonnes

in 2024

Denmark rank

32nd

Ireland rank

29th

CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type over time

Ireland currently reports 592,735 tonnes against 440,223 tonnes in Denmark, a difference of 152,512 tonnes.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.3 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 32nd and Ireland ranks 29th of 46 countries.

Indicator: CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 46 places, 1,734 data points, 1904–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from other industry sources, measured in tonnes.