Carbon tax trading coverage in Ireland
Ireland: Carbon tax trading coverage was 91.98 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon tax trading coverage in Ireland, 1989–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 91.98 for carbon tax trading coverage in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon tax trading coverage in Ireland peaked at 96.04 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1989.
Ireland ranks 2nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon tax trading coverage in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 48.4 | — |
| 2006 | 46.6 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 45.46 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 44.52 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 42.03 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 91.73 | +118.3% |
| 2011 | 91.45 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 91.17 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 95.65 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 95.73 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 90.89 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 96.04 | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 95.38 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 92.75 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 92.21 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 92.22 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 92.35 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 91.98 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 91.98 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 91.98 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 91.98 | +0.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 91.98 is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8, 2.4× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 91.98 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.93, 2.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon tax trading coverage in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +118.3% | 42.03 | 91.73 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.7 | 0 | 48.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.3 | 90.89 | 96.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.08 | 91.98 | 92.35 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More climate change data for Ireland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 320.11 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 18,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,665 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14,433 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 515.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,902 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,899 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.17 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon tax trading coverage in Ireland?
- Carbon tax trading coverage in Ireland was 91.98 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon tax trading coverage recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 96.04 in 2016.
- What is the lowest carbon tax trading coverage recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1989.
- How does Ireland rank for carbon tax trading coverage?
- Ireland ranks 2nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon tax trading coverage rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon tax trading coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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