Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Ireland
Ireland: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Ireland, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Ireland stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Ireland peaked at 0.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 1928.
Ireland ranks 90th of 194 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 8 |
| 1920s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 1930s | -0.0% | -0.1% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 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 share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Ireland?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Ireland was 0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 1928.
- How does Ireland rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Ireland ranks 90th out of 194 regions with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 114 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.