Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Ireland
Ireland: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Ireland, 1880–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Ireland stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Ireland peaked at 0.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1880.
Ireland ranks 63rd of 215 countries 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.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 0.0% | — |
| 1881 | 0.0% | — |
| 1910 | 0.0% | — |
| 1913 | 0.0% | — |
| 1914 | 0.0% | — |
| 1915 | 0.0% | — |
| 1916 | 0.0% | — |
| 1917 | 0.0% | — |
| 1918 | 0.0% | — |
| 1919 | 0.0% | — |
| 1920 | 0.0% | — |
| 1921 | 0.0% | — |
| 1924 | 0.0% | — |
| 1925 | 0.0% | — |
| 1926 | 0.0% | — |
| 1927 | 0.0% | — |
| 1928 | 0.0% | — |
| 1929 | 0.0% | — |
| 1930 | 0.0% | — |
| 1931 | 0.0% | — |
| 1932 | 0.0% | — |
| 1933 | 0.0% | — |
| 1934 | 0.0% | — |
| 1935 | 0.0% | — |
| 1936 | 0.0% | — |
| 1937 | 0.0% | — |
| 1938 | 0.0% | — |
| 1939 | 0.0% | — |
| 1940 | 0.0% | — |
| 1941 | 0.0% | — |
| 1942 | 0.0% | — |
| 1943 | 0.0% | — |
| 1944 | 0.0% | — |
| 1945 | 0.0% | — |
| 1946 | 0.0% | — |
| 1947 | 0.0% | — |
| 1948 | 0.0% | — |
| 1949 | 0.0% | — |
| 1950 | 0.1% | — |
| 1951 | 0.1% | +25.1% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | -24.7% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | +16.3% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | +8.0% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | +70.7% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | +9.1% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | -29.6% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | +9.6% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | -7.1% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | +10.2% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | +11.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -6.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | +17.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -11.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +15.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -11.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -14.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +15.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +12.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.7× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | +70.7% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More climate change data for Ireland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Ireland?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from oil 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 from oil recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1880.
- How does Ireland rank for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Ireland ranks 63rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.