Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Ireland
Ireland: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1189 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Ireland, 1913–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Ireland is 0.1189 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Ireland peaked at 0.8077 kilograms per international-$ in 1939 and was at its lowest, 0.0118 kilograms per international-$, in 1913.
Ireland ranks 136th of 164 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 101 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0118 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0118 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0118 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.5028 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0191 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7564 kilograms per international-$ | 7 |
| 1930s | 0.6917 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4739 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8077 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5524 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4438 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8007 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5813 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5091 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6728 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.627 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5778 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6644 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6359 kilograms per international-$ | 0.541 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7451 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5283 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4934 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5675 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4183 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3193 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4985 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2445 kilograms per international-$ | 0.196 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3063 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.158 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1263 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1884 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1256 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1189 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1303 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 133 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1194 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 134 Bangladesh 0.119 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 135 United Kingdom 0.119 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 137 Cameroon 0.1184 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 138 Chad 0.1161 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 139 Nigeria 0.1159 kilograms per international-$ compare
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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Ireland?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Ireland was 0.1189 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8077 kilograms per international-$ in 1939.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0118 kilograms per international-$ in 1913.
- How does Ireland rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Ireland ranks 136th out of 164 regions with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. 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); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).