Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Ireland
Ireland: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 11.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Ireland, 1950–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Ireland is 11.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Ireland peaked at 22.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1954.
Ireland ranks 30th of 199 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 | 11.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 14.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 27 Taiwan 12.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 28 South Korea 12.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 29 Luxembourg 11.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 31 Iran 11.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 32 Malaysia 10.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 33 Gabon 10.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions in Ireland?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Ireland was 11.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 22.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1954.
- How does Ireland rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Ireland ranks 30th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.