Energy — Emissions per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Energy — Emissions per capita was 6.37 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Energy — Emissions per capita in Ireland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 6.37 t CO2eq/cap for energy — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions per capita in Ireland peaked at 11.4 t CO2eq/cap in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.37 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
Ireland ranks 48th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.54 t CO2eq/cap | 8.9 t CO2eq/cap | 10.7 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.42 t CO2eq/cap | 9.14 t CO2eq/cap | 11.4 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.88 t CO2eq/cap | 7.11 t CO2eq/cap | 8.98 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.75 t CO2eq/cap | 6.37 t CO2eq/cap | 7 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More climate change data for Ireland
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 18,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 3,665 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 14,433 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 13.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 515.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,902 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,899 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 2.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 7.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.0963 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions per capita in Ireland?
- Energy — emissions per capita in Ireland was 6.37 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4 t CO2eq/cap in 2001.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.37 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for energy — emissions per capita?
- Ireland ranks 48th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.