Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Ireland
Ireland: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Ireland stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Ireland peaked at 0.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1910.
That places Ireland 43rd out of 179 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 114 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 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 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Ireland?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1910.
- How does Ireland rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Ireland ranks 43rd out of 179 regions with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.