Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Ireland
Ireland: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.3492 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 regions 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.
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 |
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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 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 regions 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.