Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Ireland
Ireland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 2.55 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Ireland, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 2.55 billion tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024. That is the highest value across all 114 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Ireland peaked at 2.55 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, -29.46 million tonnes, in 1936.
Ireland ranks 92nd of 194 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.70 million tonnes | 4.70 million tonnes | 4.70 million tonnes | 1 |
| 1880s | 11.76 million tonnes | 9.70 million tonnes | 13.82 million tonnes | 2 |
| 1910s | 34.00 million tonnes | 15.55 million tonnes | 56.30 million tonnes | 8 |
| 1920s | 43.10 million tonnes | 11.95 million tonnes | 60.02 million tonnes | 8 |
| 1930s | -20.70 million tonnes | -29.46 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | -3.07 million tonnes | -18.33 million tonnes | 22.02 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 84.98 million tonnes | 32.85 million tonnes | 138.19 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 246.39 million tonnes | 150.52 million tonnes | 357.47 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 531.54 million tonnes | 385.69 million tonnes | 686.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 876.60 million tonnes | 720.61 million tonnes | 1.03 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.20 billion tonnes | 1.06 billion tonnes | 1.37 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.66 billion tonnes | 1.42 billion tonnes | 1.92 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 billion tonnes | 1.97 billion tonnes | 2.37 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.48 billion tonnes | 2.40 billion tonnes | 2.55 billion tonnes | 5 |
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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Ireland?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Ireland was 2.55 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.55 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.46 million tonnes in 1936.
- How does Ireland rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Ireland ranks 92nd out of 194 regions with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.