Per capita methane emissions in Ireland
Ireland: Per capita methane emissions was 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita methane 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
Ireland recorded 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Ireland peaked at 5.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
Ireland ranks 20th of 199 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 17 Brunei 3.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 18 United Arab Emirates 3.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 19 Iraq 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 21 Russia 3.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 22 Turkmenistan 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 23 Canada 2.9 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 methane emissions in Ireland?
- Per capita methane emissions in Ireland was 3.36 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 methane emissions recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Ireland ranks 20th out of 199 regions with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.