Primary energy consumption in Ireland

Ireland consumed 14.3 Mtoe of primary energy in 2024.

Measure: Primary energy consumption Unit: Million tonnes of oil equivalent Data: 2005 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Ireland, 2024 14.3 Million tonnes of oil equivalent
Change from 2023 +1.4% 2023: 14.1 Mtoe
European Union, 2024 1,193.7 Mtoe Official aggregate
Position in 2024 22nd of 37 See the full ranking

Primary energy consumption in Ireland over time

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Million tonnes of oil equivalent. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary energy consumption (million tonnes of oil equivalent), 2005 to 2024
Period IrelandEuropean Union
2024 14.3 Mtoe 1,193.7 Mtoe
2023 14.1 Mtoe 1,207.7 Mtoe
2022 14.4 Mtoe 1,259.2 Mtoe
2021 13.8 Mtoe 1,313.4 Mtoe
2020 13.5 Mtoe 1,236.4 Mtoe
2019 14.7 Mtoe 1,353.2 Mtoe
2018 14.6 Mtoe 1,377.3 Mtoe
2017 14.6 Mtoe 1,384.1 Mtoe
2016 14.7 Mtoe 1,363.9 Mtoe
2015 13.9 Mtoe 1,352.4 Mtoe
2014 13.2 Mtoe 1,329.3 Mtoe
2013 13.0 Mtoe 1,383.2 Mtoe
2012 13.7 Mtoe 1,395.3 Mtoe
2011 13.6 Mtoe 1,410.8 Mtoe
2010 14.7 Mtoe 1,458.3 Mtoe
2009 14.9 Mtoe 1,403.3 Mtoe
2008 15.7 Mtoe 1,488.8 Mtoe
2007 16.0 Mtoe 1,490.2 Mtoe
2006 15.1 Mtoe 1,511.4 Mtoe
2005 15.0 Mtoe 1,497.8 Mtoe

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.4% from 14.1 Mtoe in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 13.2 Mtoe, the figure has changed by +8.3%.
  • Among the 37 countries with data for 2024, Ireland has the 22nd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 1,193.7 Mtoe.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
sdg_07_10 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=MTOE
Observation period
2005 to 2024 for Ireland
Provider update
27 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat