Ireland vs Qatar: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
Ireland
0.1%
in 2024
Qatar
0.2%
in 2024
Ireland rank
63rd
Qatar rank
60th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Ireland
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Ireland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Qatar ahead.
Ireland ranks 63rd and Qatar ranks 60th of 215 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 8 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Qatar |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 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 global co₂ emissions from oil, Ireland or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from oil between Ireland and Qatar?
- 0.1%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Qatar?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Qatar rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Ireland ranks 63rd and Qatar ranks 60th 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 global 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
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.