Ireland vs New Zealand: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Ireland
0.2%
in 2024
New Zealand
0.1%
in 2024
Ireland rank
66th
New Zealand rank
68th
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Ireland
- New Zealand
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 113 shared years of data; in 1880 it was New Zealand ahead.
Ireland ranks 66th and New Zealand ranks 68th of 215 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Ireland or New Zealand?
- Ireland, at 0.2% against 0.1% in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Ireland and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and New Zealand?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1880 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and New Zealand rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Ireland ranks 66th and New Zealand ranks 68th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.