Estonia vs Ireland: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Estonia
6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ireland
6.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Estonia rank
50th
Ireland rank
47th

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Estonia
  • Ireland
0102030185019372024

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 6.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Estonia, a difference of 0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 50th and Ireland ranks 47th of 198 countries.

Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Ireland Difference Ahead
1950s 9.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Estonia
1960s 15.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Estonia
1970s 22.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Estonia
1980s 25.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 16.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Estonia
1990s 16.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Estonia
2000s 13.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Estonia
2010s 15.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Estonia
2020s 8.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Estonia or Ireland?
Ireland, at 6.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Estonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Estonia and Ireland?
0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Ireland?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Ireland rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Estonia ranks 50th and Ireland ranks 47th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 33,742 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.