CO2 emissions per person in Ireland

Carbon dioxide emissions in Ireland were 6.04 t CO2 per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) Unit: Tonnes of CO2 per person Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Ireland, 2024 6.04 Tonnes of CO2 per person
Change from 2023 −2.4% 2023: 6.19 t CO2 per person
European Union, 2024 5.47 t CO2 per person Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 5.31 t CO2 per person Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 41st of 203 See the full ranking

CO2 emissions per person in Ireland over time

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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) (tonnes of CO2 per person), 2000 to 2024
Period IrelandEuropean Union
2024 6.04 t CO2 per person 5.47 t CO2 per person
2023 6.19 t CO2 per person 5.59 t CO2 per person
2022 6.85 t CO2 per person 6.15 t CO2 per person
2021 7.12 t CO2 per person 6.32 t CO2 per person
2020 6.80 t CO2 per person 5.90 t CO2 per person
2019 7.31 t CO2 per person 6.51 t CO2 per person
2018 7.76 t CO2 per person 6.83 t CO2 per person
2017 7.93 t CO2 per person 6.99 t CO2 per person
2016 8.30 t CO2 per person 6.95 t CO2 per person
2015 8.01 t CO2 per person 6.94 t CO2 per person
2014 7.76 t CO2 per person 6.82 t CO2 per person
2013 7.86 t CO2 per person 7.15 t CO2 per person
2012 8.18 t CO2 per person 7.35 t CO2 per person
2011 8.11 t CO2 per person 7.51 t CO2 per person
2010 8.97 t CO2 per person 7.71 t CO2 per person
2009 9.08 t CO2 per person 7.48 t CO2 per person
2008 10.31 t CO2 per person 8.12 t CO2 per person
2007 10.67 t CO2 per person 8.35 t CO2 per person
2006 11.16 t CO2 per person 8.47 t CO2 per person
2005 11.32 t CO2 per person 8.46 t CO2 per person
2004 11.05 t CO2 per person 8.54 t CO2 per person
2003 11.13 t CO2 per person 8.56 t CO2 per person
2002 11.44 t CO2 per person 8.36 t CO2 per person
2001 11.91 t CO2 per person 8.40 t CO2 per person
2000 11.52 t CO2 per person 8.29 t CO2 per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.4% from 6.19 t CO2 per person in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 7.76 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by −22.2%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Ireland has the 41st highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 5.47 t CO2 per person.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Ireland
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database