Fossil electricity share in Ireland
Oil, gas and coal produced 49.5% of electricity in Ireland in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Ireland, 2025
49.5%
Change from 2024
−2.4percentage points
European Union, 2023
30.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
23.9%
Fossil electricity share in Ireland over time
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% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49.5% | – |
| 2024 | 51.8% | – |
| 2023 | 53.2% | 30.9% |
| 2022 | 59.4% | 38.0% |
| 2021 | 61.4% | 36.1% |
| 2020 | 56.1% | 35.6% |
| 2019 | 59.8% | 38.2% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | 40.3% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | 42.9% |
| 2016 | 73.9% | 42.1% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | 41.6% |
| 2014 | 73.9% | 40.5% |
| 2013 | 76.5% | 43.0% |
| 2012 | 79.6% | 45.8% |
| 2011 | 79.8% | 47.9% |
| 2010 | 86.1% | 47.8% |
| 2009 | 84.1% | 49.3% |
| 2008 | 86.9% | 50.8% |
| 2007 | 88.9% | 52.5% |
| 2006 | 89.6% | 51.8% |
| 2005 | 91.4% | 51.6% |
| 2004 | 93.1% | 51.2% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | 52.5% |
| 2002 | 93.1% | 51.4% |
| 2001 | 94.6% | 49.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.4 percentage points from 51.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 70.8%, the figure has changed by −21.3 percentage points.
More for Ireland
All statistics for Ireland
Renewable electricity share
41.7%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Net energy imports
87.2%
2024 · World Bank
Renewable energy share
17.2%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Energy import dependency
79.5%
2024 · Eurostat
Electricity price for households
€0.3871 per kWh
H1 2026 · Eurostat
Natural gas price for households
€0.1183 per kWh
H1 2026 · Eurostat