Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Ireland
Ireland: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.3492 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3492 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
16th
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.5672 tonnes per person
in 2005
All-time low
0.0718 tonnes per person
in 1951
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Ireland, 1950–2024
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 2024, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Ireland stood at 0.3492 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Ireland peaked at 0.5672 tonnes per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0718 tonnes per person, in 1951.
That places Ireland 16th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Ireland, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0748 tonnes per person | — |
| 1951 | 0.0718 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1952 | 0.0778 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1953 | 0.0794 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1954 | 0.101 tonnes per person | +27.2% |
| 1955 | 0.1141 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 1956 | 0.1223 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1957 | 0.0899 tonnes per person | -26.5% |
| 1958 | 0.0904 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 0.1088 tonnes per person | +20.3% |
| 1960 | 0.1298 tonnes per person | +19.3% |
| 1961 | 0.1042 tonnes per person | -19.7% |
| 1962 | 0.1322 tonnes per person | +26.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1393 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1679 tonnes per person | +20.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1809 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1899 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2202 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2288 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2138 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1436 tonnes per person | -32.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2489 tonnes per person | +73.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2416 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2558 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2472 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2482 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2468 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2465 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.279 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3158 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2834 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2931 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2379 tonnes per person | -18.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2232 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2064 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2186 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2101 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2189 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2568 tonnes per person | +17.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2499 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2516 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2213 tonnes per person | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2116 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2039 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2393 tonnes per person | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2434 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2702 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3118 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2854 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3107 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4473 tonnes per person | +44.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4792 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4734 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5327 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5644 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5672 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.55 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5404 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4696 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2926 tonnes per person | -37.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2424 tonnes per person | -17.2% |
| 2011 | 0.211 tonnes per person | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2559 tonnes per person | +21.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2404 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3137 tonnes per person | +30.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3513 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3773 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3824 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3932 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3836 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3552 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4182 tonnes per person | +17.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3829 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3531 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3492 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.3492 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1079 tonnes per person, 3.2× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.3492 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1691 tonnes per person, 2.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +73.4% | 0.1436 tonnes per person | 0.2489 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.093 tonnes per person | 0.0718 tonnes per person | 0.1223 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1707 tonnes per person | 0.1042 tonnes per person | 0.2288 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2473 tonnes per person | 0.1436 tonnes per person | 0.3158 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2398 tonnes per person | 0.2064 tonnes per person | 0.2931 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2549 tonnes per person | 0.2039 tonnes per person | 0.3118 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4917 tonnes per person | 0.2926 tonnes per person | 0.5672 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3151 tonnes per person | 0.211 tonnes per person | 0.3932 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3717 tonnes per person | 0.3492 tonnes per person | 0.4182 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More climate change data for Ireland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 320.11 million kg (2050)
- 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)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 515.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,902 kt (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Ireland?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Ireland was 0.3492 tonnes per person in 2024, 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 co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5672 tonnes per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0718 tonnes per person in 1951.
- How does Ireland rank for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Ireland ranks 16th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.