Total greenhouse gas emissions in Ireland

Ireland emitted 59.7 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 1991.

Measure: Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Ireland, 2024 59.7 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −1.1% 2023: 60.4 Mt CO2e
European Union, 2024 3,164.7 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 70th of 203 See the full ranking

Total greenhouse gas emissions in Ireland over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period IrelandEuropean Union
2024 59.7 Mt CO2e 3,164.7 Mt CO2e
2023 60.4 Mt CO2e 3,222.5 Mt CO2e
2022 63.9 Mt CO2e 3,483.1 Mt CO2e
2021 65.1 Mt CO2e 3,572.4 Mt CO2e
2020 62.9 Mt CO2e 3,395.6 Mt CO2e
2019 65.3 Mt CO2e 3,683.8 Mt CO2e
2018 67.2 Mt CO2e 3,834.9 Mt CO2e
2017 69.9 Mt CO2e 3,915.2 Mt CO2e
2016 70.8 Mt CO2e 3,894.4 Mt CO2e
2015 67.8 Mt CO2e 3,885.9 Mt CO2e
2014 66.2 Mt CO2e 3,831.0 Mt CO2e
2013 66.3 Mt CO2e 3,974.0 Mt CO2e
2012 67.2 Mt CO2e 4,063.5 Mt CO2e
2011 65.8 Mt CO2e 4,127.3 Mt CO2e
2010 70.2 Mt CO2e 4,235.1 Mt CO2e
2009 71.2 Mt CO2e 4,118.8 Mt CO2e
2008 76.1 Mt CO2e 4,409.4 Mt CO2e
2007 76.9 Mt CO2e 4,518.7 Mt CO2e
2006 78.4 Mt CO2e 4,550.1 Mt CO2e
2005 77.9 Mt CO2e 4,552.2 Mt CO2e
2004 75.9 Mt CO2e 4,585.2 Mt CO2e
2003 76.1 Mt CO2e 4,578.9 Mt CO2e
2002 75.7 Mt CO2e 4,484.6 Mt CO2e
2001 76.8 Mt CO2e 4,500.9 Mt CO2e
2000 74.4 Mt CO2e 4,468.7 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.1% from 60.4 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 66.2 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −9.8%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Ireland has the 70th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3,164.7 Mt CO2e.

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.ALL.MT.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