Germany vs Ireland: Carbon intensity of energy

Germany

204.73 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour

in 2024

Ireland

208.43 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour

in 2024

Germany rank

109th

Ireland rank

106th

Carbon intensity of energy over time

Germany
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 208.43 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 204.73 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Germany, a difference of 3.69 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 109th and Ireland ranks 106th of 204 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Carbon intensity of energy
Unit: grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 9,804 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.