Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Ireland
Ireland: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 7.86 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Ireland, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Ireland stood at 7.86 tonnes per person. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Ireland peaked at 16.74 tonnes per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.86 tonnes per person, in 2023.
That places Ireland 35th out of 120 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.63 tonnes per person | 10.44 tonnes per person | 15.76 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.97 tonnes per person | 11.02 tonnes per person | 16.74 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.63 tonnes per person | 9.31 tonnes per person | 10.38 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.15 tonnes per person | 7.86 tonnes per person | 8.4 tonnes per person | 4 |
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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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Ireland?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Ireland was 7.86 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.74 tonnes per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.86 tonnes per person in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Ireland ranks 35th out of 120 regions with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita consumption-based CO₂ 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 in tonnes per person.