Estonia vs Ireland: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Estonia
1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ireland
1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Estonia rank
13th
Ireland rank
10th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Estonia
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Estonia, a difference of 0.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.3 times Estonia's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 13th and Ireland ranks 10th of 196 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 1980s | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 1990s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Estonia or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Estonia and Ireland?
- 0.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Ireland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Ireland rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Estonia ranks 13th and Ireland ranks 10th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.