Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Ireland
Ireland: Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators was 0.114 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022. ▼ Falling
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Ireland, 1995–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Ireland is 0.114 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Ireland peaked at 0.755 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.114 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, in 2022.
That places Ireland 65th out of 66 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.755 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | — |
| 1996 | 0.712 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.657 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.64 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.609 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.55 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.536 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.497 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.492 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.471 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.494 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.45 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.432 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.452 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.429 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.375 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 0.338 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 0.315 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.304 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.294 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.22 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -25.2% |
| 2016 | 0.23 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.208 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.196 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.226 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 0.175 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -22.6% |
| 2021 | 0.13 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -25.7% |
| 2022 | 0.114 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6746 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.609 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.755 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4803 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.429 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.55 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2706 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.196 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.375 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1397 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.114 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.175 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More climate change data for Ireland
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 18,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,665 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14,433 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,899 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0963 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Ireland?
- Greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in Ireland was 0.114 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.755 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1995.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.114 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators?
- Ireland ranks 65th out of 66 countries with data for 2022.
- Is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators — Demand-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Greenhouse Gas emissions Footprints Indicators are calculated by combining the OECD Inter-Country Input-Output (ICIO) Tables and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions databases, such as Air Emissions Accounts. Production-based emissions are estimated according to the residence principle. They refer to the GHG emitted from the resident economic activities and households of a country. Demand-based emissions encompass GHG emissions from the resident households of a country, as well as direct and indirect upstream emissions from its final expenditure of final goods and services. • Methodology: Measuring Greenhouse Gas Footprints in Global Production Networks • Note: Additional information on GHG FP indicators 2025 edition • Contact: icio-tiva.contact@oecd.org. Related datasets •GHG 2025 edition Access to other editions • GHGFP editions