Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Ireland
Ireland: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas was 1.96 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Ireland, 1976–2024
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
Ireland recorded 1.96 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from gas in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Ireland peaked at 2.49 tonnes per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1976.
That places Ireland 29th out of 146 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0795 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.3126 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.9979 tonnes per person | 0.4935 tonnes per person | 1.26 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.55 tonnes per person | 1.26 tonnes per person | 1.92 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.22 tonnes per person | 2.02 tonnes per person | 2.4 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 tonnes per person | 1.89 tonnes per person | 2.49 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.05 tonnes per person | 1.92 tonnes per person | 2.2 tonnes per person | 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 per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Ireland?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Ireland was 1.96 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 gas recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.49 tonnes per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1976.
- How does Ireland rank for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Ireland ranks 29th out of 146 regions with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes per person.