Consumption-based carbon intensity in Ireland
Ireland: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.1391 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Ireland, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.1391 kilograms per international-$ for consumption-based carbon intensity in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Ireland peaked at 0.5699 kilograms per international-$ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1391 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
That places Ireland 110th out of 119 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4792 kilograms per international-$ | 0.409 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5699 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3241 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2322 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3661 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1853 kilograms per international-$ | 0.157 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2133 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1433 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1391 kilograms per international-$ | 0.146 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 107 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1501 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 108 Brazil 0.146 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 109 Colombia 0.1399 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 111 Sweden 0.1342 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 112 Tanzania 0.1302 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 113 Nigeria 0.1231 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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Ireland?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Ireland was 0.1391 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5699 kilograms per international-$ in 1990.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1391 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Ireland ranks 110th out of 119 regions with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. 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 Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).