Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Ireland
Ireland: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions was 0.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Ireland, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Ireland is 0.1%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Ireland peaked at 0.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More climate change data for Ireland
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Population, total 5.48 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Urban population 3.54 million (2025)
- Urban population 64.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 6.34 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.37 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 6.34 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 6.34 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Ireland?
- Share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Ireland was 0.1% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
- Ireland ranks 1st out of 3 regions with data for 2023.
- Is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.