Ireland vs Israel: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Ireland
2.37 billion tonnes
in 2024
Israel
2.61 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ireland rank
64th
Israel rank
61st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Ireland
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 2.61 billion tonnes against 2.37 billion tonnes in Ireland, a difference of 241.21 million tonnes.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 95 shared years of data; in 1930 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 64th and Israel ranks 61st of 215 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 8 and Israel in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 98.38 million tonnes | 318,726 tonnes | 98.06 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1940s | 189.06 million tonnes | 1.10 million tonnes | 187.96 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1950s | 279.92 million tonnes | 21.78 million tonnes | 258.14 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1960s | 400.79 million tonnes | 94.70 million tonnes | 306.09 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1970s | 594.33 million tonnes | 251.11 million tonnes | 343.22 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1980s | 847.93 million tonnes | 470.27 million tonnes | 377.66 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1990s | 1.17 billion tonnes | 833.05 million tonnes | 334.66 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.60 billion tonnes | 1.40 billion tonnes | 195.45 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 2010s | 2.02 billion tonnes | 2.04 billion tonnes | 26.41 million tonnes | Israel |
| 2020s | 2.30 billion tonnes | 2.50 billion tonnes | 198.13 million tonnes | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Ireland or Israel?
- Israel, at 2.61 billion tonnes against 2.37 billion tonnes in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Ireland and Israel?
- 241.21 million tonnes, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Israel?
- 95 years are reported by both, from 1930 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Israel rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Ireland ranks 64th and Israel ranks 61st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.