Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Ireland
Ireland: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 6.27 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 including land-use change in Ireland stood at 6.27 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Ireland peaked at 17.56 tonnes per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.4 tonnes per person, in 1954.
Ireland ranks 47th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.01 tonnes per person | 3.4 tonnes per person | 5.11 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.62 tonnes per person | 4.36 tonnes per person | 9.3 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.4 tonnes per person | 9.53 tonnes per person | 11.87 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.68 tonnes per person | 8.2 tonnes per person | 10.73 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.63 tonnes per person | 8.51 tonnes per person | 12.31 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.07 tonnes per person | 11.8 tonnes per person | 17.56 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.55 tonnes per person | 8.4 tonnes per person | 11.21 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.02 tonnes per person | 6.27 tonnes per person | 7.81 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 including land-use change in Ireland?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Ireland was 6.27 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 including land-use change recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 17.56 tonnes per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 tonnes per person in 1954.
- How does Ireland rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Ireland ranks 47th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.