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Ireland Annual CO2 Emissions

Ireland's annual CO2 emissions fell to 34.43 million tonnes in 2023, down from 36.71 million tonnes in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget. This represents a decrease of 6.2% (2.28 million) from the previous year. Ireland has annual CO2 emissions higher than the global median (34.43 million vs median 10.03 million). Compared with the median in Europe, Ireland is lower (34.43 million vs regional median 35.26 million) and ranks 23rd out of 44 countries in Europe.

Yearly Historical Data (1850-2023)

(in Million Tonnes)
Year Annual CO2 Emissions (Million Tonnes)
2023 34.43
2022 36.71
2021 37.54
2020 35.12
2019 37.32
2018 39.01
2017 39.08
2016 40.37
2015 38.72
2014 36.85
2013 37.28
2012 38.22
2011 38.05
2010 41.79
2009 42.19
2008 47.36
2007 47.66
2006 47.6
2005 48.15
2004 46.17
2003 45.68
2002 46.08
2001 47.61
2000 45.25
1999 42.44
1998 40.71
1997 38.8
1996 37.47
1995 35.85
1994 34.84
1993 33.72
1992 33.5
1991 33.68
1990 32.95
1989 30.06
1988 29.88
1987 30.23
1986 28.55
1985 26.75
1984 25.55
1983 25.73
1982 25.57
1981 26.06
1980 26.27
1979 27.4
1978 23.58
1977 23.57
1976 22.29
1975 22.05
1974 23.29
1973 22.85
1972 22.04
1971 22.48
1970 19.39
1969 18.49
1968 17.8
1967 16.39
1966 15.09
1965 13.72
1964 14.22
1963 13.45
1962 13.11
1961 12.35
1960 11.17
1959 12.31
1958 8.96
1957 9.72
1956 10.92
1955 11.71
1954 9.09
1953 9.54
1952 9.62
1951 10.51
1950 9.73
1949 8.34
1948 8.44
1947 8.81
1946 8.2
1945 6.83
1944 6.36
1943 7.11
1942 7.02
1941 8.45
1940 11.52
1939 11.53
1938 9.97
1937 10.35
1936 10.15
1935 9.53
1934 9.48
1933 9.27
1932 6.43
1931 9.84
1930 9.55
1929 10
1928 6.49
1927 6.73
1926 8.1
1925 6.03
1924 6.69
1921 0.24
1920 0.29
1919 0.25
1918 0.25
1917 0.26
1916 0.24
1915 0.23
1914 0.25
1913 0.22
1910 0.22
1881 0.35
1880 0.35
1850 0.4
Ireland Annual CO2 Emissions : Definition
Annual CO2 Emissions is defined as total CO2 emissions from energy and industrial processes for the reporting year, reported in metric tonnes and excluding emissions or removals from land-use change and forestry in Ireland.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Agricultural Land (%) 63.12% 62.96% 2022
Forest Area (%) 11.47% 11.41% 2022