Ireland Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
59,677,828
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
−1.13%
decrease
Global Share
0.11%
Per Capita
11.86
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Ireland were 59,677,828 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions decreased by −1.1% over the previous year, representing a decrease by −680,136 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 60,357,964 tons.
- Per capita: 11.86 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Ireland accounts for 0.11% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 59,677,828 | 32,569,284 | 18,106,628 | 8,317,454 | 684,462 | 11.86 | −1.13% | 0.11% |
| 2023 | 60,357,964 | 32,862,940 | 18,379,809 | 8,390,793 | 724,422 | 12.08 | −5.48% | 0.11% |
| 2022 | 63,857,629 | 35,686,106 | 18,860,158 | 8,545,779 | 765,586 | 12.87 | −1.91% | 0.12% |
| 2021 | 65,100,772 | 36,382,619 | 19,084,495 | 8,829,315 | 804,342 | 13.22 | 3.49% | 0.13% |
| 2020 | 62,905,568 | 34,293,276 | 18,912,357 | 8,936,961 | 762,974 | 12.87 | −3.64% | 0.13% |
| 2019 | 65,278,537 | 36,369,025 | 18,955,236 | 9,041,390 | 912,886 | 13.47 | −2.87% | 0.13% |
| 2018 | 67,206,526 | 38,025,188 | 19,021,938 | 9,231,690 | 927,710 | 13.99 | −3.86% | 0.13% |
| 2017 | 69,907,300 | 38,263,176 | 20,798,149 | 9,603,802 | 1,242,174 | 14.68 | −1.27% | 0.14% |
| 2016 | 70,804,003 | 39,513,256 | 20,555,421 | 9,422,636 | 1,312,690 | 14.98 | 4.45% | 0.15% |
| 2015 | 67,786,777 | 37,648,011 | 19,732,902 | 9,170,102 | 1,235,762 | 14.42 | 2.4% | 0.14% |
| 2014 | 66,196,924 | 36,139,092 | 19,738,060 | 9,081,294 | 1,238,478 | 14.13 | −0.22% | 0.14% |
| 2013 | 66,344,416 | 36,333,753 | 19,780,046 | 9,057,345 | 1,173,272 | 14.17 | −1.33% | 0.14% |
| 2012 | 67,241,483 | 37,602,211 | 19,511,721 | 8,986,802 | 1,140,748 | 14.37 | 2.11% | 0.14% |
| 2011 | 65,849,950 | 37,144,049 | 19,000,324 | 8,538,669 | 1,166,907 | 14.12 | −6.19% | 0.14% |
| 2010 | 70,196,989 | 40,924,860 | 19,214,309 | 8,898,136 | 1,159,684 | 15.17 | −1.47% | 0.15% |
| 2009 | 71,245,015 | 41,173,521 | 19,681,529 | 9,204,153 | 1,185,812 | 15.6 | −6.44% | 0.16% |
| 2008 | 76,147,366 | 46,281,415 | 19,739,493 | 8,904,966 | 1,221,492 | 16.96 | −0.97% | 0.17% |
| 2007 | 76,896,450 | 46,944,937 | 19,822,942 | 8,930,051 | 1,198,519 | 17.48 | −1.86% | 0.18% |
| 2006 | 78,350,294 | 47,688,211 | 20,226,656 | 9,188,249 | 1,247,177 | 18.21 | 0.56% | 0.19% |
| 2005 | 77,914,798 | 47,073,787 | 20,197,444 | 9,252,174 | 1,391,393 | 18.49 | 2.61% | 0.19% |
| 2004 | 75,930,049 | 44,991,303 | 20,564,441 | 9,173,816 | 1,200,490 | 18.39 | −0.2% | 0.19% |
| 2003 | 76,085,810 | 44,468,486 | 21,238,272 | 9,207,496 | 1,171,556 | 18.79 | 0.5% | 0.20% |
| 2002 | 75,706,812 | 44,983,132 | 20,306,112 | 9,438,992 | 978,575 | 19.04 | −1.42% | 0.21% |
| 2001 | 76,794,295 | 46,050,686 | 20,124,168 | 9,638,811 | 980,630 | 19.64 | 3.27% | 0.21% |
| 2000 | 74,361,639 | 43,826,988 | 19,858,107 | 9,730,981 | 945,563 | 19.32 | 5.31% | 0.21% |
| 1999 | 70,609,946 | 41,220,672 | 18,842,242 | 9,842,436 | 704,596 | 18.6 | 3.03% | 0.20% |
| 1998 | 68,531,604 | 39,783,960 | 18,378,758 | 9,869,105 | 499,782 | 18.27 | 4.21% | 0.20% |
| 1997 | 65,762,436 | 37,363,207 | 18,322,806 | 9,503,068 | 573,355 | 17.71 | 2.28% | 0.19% |
| 1996 | 64,295,605 | 36,107,210 | 18,342,447 | 9,396,203 | 449,745 | 17.47 | 2.46% | 0.19% |
| 1995 | 62,749,032 | 34,788,478 | 18,116,138 | 9,508,600 | 335,816 | 17.18 | 1.21% | 0.19% |
| 1994 | 61,998,696 | 34,219,503 | 18,028,782 | 9,516,880 | 233,531 | 17.09 | 2.48% | 0.19% |
| 1993 | 60,501,028 | 33,001,345 | 17,972,407 | 9,357,917 | 169,358 | 16.78 | 1.28% | 0.19% |
| 1992 | 59,734,397 | 32,766,869 | 17,759,536 | 9,089,073 | 118,919 | 16.65 | 0.18% | 0.19% |
| 1991 | 59,624,956 | 32,874,315 | 17,609,453 | 9,051,653 | 89,535 | 16.67 | 1.14% | 0.18% |
| 1990 | 58,952,017 | 32,339,168 | 17,277,609 | 9,272,340 | 62,899 | 16.52 | 3.55% | 0.18% |
| 1989 | 56,931,969 | 31,273,870 | 16,596,853 | 9,017,763 | 43,483 | 15.96 | 2.97% | 0.18% |
| 1988 | 55,288,685 | 30,231,058 | 16,189,471 | 8,830,177 | 37,978 | 15.49 | −1.43% | 0.18% |
| 1987 | 56,093,206 | 31,113,685 | 16,096,061 | 8,848,684 | 34,777 | 15.7 | 2.33% | 0.18% |
| 1986 | 54,815,886 | 29,552,705 | 16,259,309 | 8,973,041 | 30,830 | 15.35 | 2.26% | 0.18% |
| 1985 | 53,606,881 | 28,591,039 | 16,281,417 | 8,715,325 | 19,100 | 15.04 | 3.3% | 0.18% |
| 1984 | 51,892,248 | 26,987,340 | 16,029,978 | 8,854,560 | 20,370 | 14.61 | 0.54% | 0.18% |
| 1983 | 51,610,970 | 26,971,581 | 15,824,372 | 8,796,625 | 18,392 | 14.61 | 0.2% | 0.18% |
| 1982 | 51,505,490 | 27,377,201 | 15,487,621 | 8,622,745 | 17,923 | 14.69 | −0.2% | 0.19% |
| 1981 | 51,608,746 | 27,666,727 | 15,309,457 | 8,615,373 | 17,188 | 14.86 | −1.73% | 0.18% |
| 1980 | 52,515,997 | 27,894,249 | 15,787,790 | 8,820,975 | 12,983 | 15.29 | −1.72% | 0.18% |
| 1979 | 53,435,174 | 29,015,324 | 15,698,768 | 8,710,187 | 10,895 | 15.76 | 9.07% | 0.19% |
| 1978 | 48,992,281 | 24,668,570 | 15,556,746 | 8,758,291 | 8,674 | 14.65 | 0.55% | 0.17% |
| 1977 | 48,725,722 | 24,868,807 | 15,307,738 | 8,541,928 | 7,249 | 14.8 | 4.89% | 0.18% |
| 1976 | 46,452,675 | 23,277,798 | 15,045,085 | 8,123,768 | 6,024 | 14.35 | 0.57% | 0.17% |
| 1975 | 46,188,311 | 22,709,021 | 15,313,045 | 8,161,424 | 4,821 | 14.51 | −2.82% | 0.18% |
| 1974 | 47,529,991 | 24,171,865 | 15,221,750 | 8,131,685 | 4,690 | 15.18 | 6.6% | 0.19% |
| 1973 | 44,587,913 | 22,339,014 | 14,452,246 | 7,791,964 | 4,690 | 14.48 | 1.3% | 0.18% |
| 1972 | 44,013,683 | 22,770,982 | 13,764,405 | 7,473,606 | 4,690 | 14.52 | −0.63% | 0.18% |
| 1971 | 44,294,670 | 23,142,494 | 13,678,624 | 7,468,862 | 4,690 | 14.83 | 7.21% | 0.19% |
| 1970 | 41,315,307 | 20,662,371 | 13,345,647 | 7,302,599 | 4,690 | 14.01 | – | 0.18% |
See also
- Ireland CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Ireland
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).