Economy
Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0. · updated 2025-12-31
Ireland's co₂ per capita stands at 5.97 as of 2025-12-31, down from 6.21 in 2024. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2025 (66 observations).
In 2025, Ireland's co₂ per capita was 5.97, down from 6.21 in 2024.
In 2024, Ireland's co₂ per capita was 6.21, down from 6.42 in 2023.
In 2023, Ireland's co₂ per capita was 6.42, down from 7.15 in 2022.
In 2022, Ireland's co₂ per capita was 7.15, down from 7.42 in 2021.
In 2021, Ireland's co₂ per capita was 7.42, up from 7.01 in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.97 | -0.239 |
| 2024 | 6.21 | -0.2129 |
| 2023 | 6.42 | -0.7224 |
| 2022 | 7.15 | -0.2763 |
| 2021 | 7.42 | +0.4159 |
| 2020 | 7.01 | -0.5026 |
| 2019 | 7.51 | -0.4452 |
| 2018 | 7.95 | -0.1305 |
| 2017 | 8.09 | -0.3783 |
| 2016 | 8.46 | +0.259 |
| 2015 | 8.2 | +0.3193 |
| 2014 | 7.88 | -0.1497 |
| 2013 | 8.03 | -0.2471 |
| 2012 | 8.28 | -0.0003 |
| 2011 | 8.28 | -0.8565 |
| 2010 | 9.14 | -0.1366 |
| 2009 | 9.28 | -1.25 |
| 2008 | 10.53 | -0.289 |
| 2007 | 10.82 | -0.3079 |
| 2006 | 11.13 | -0.4381 |
| 2005 | 11.56 | +0.2154 |
| 2004 | 11.35 | -0.0915 |
| 2003 | 11.44 | -0.2926 |
| 2002 | 11.73 | -0.5985 |
| 2001 | 12.33 | +0.4205 |
| 2000 | 11.91 | +0.5889 |
| 1999 | 11.32 | +0.3384 |
| 1998 | 10.98 | +0.3986 |
| 1997 | 10.58 | +0.2672 |
| 1996 | 10.32 | +0.3599 |
| 1995 | 9.96 | +0.2231 |
| 1994 | 9.73 | +0.2787 |
| 1993 | 9.46 | +0.0117 |
| 1992 | 9.44 | -0.1176 |
| 1991 | 9.56 | +0.2068 |
| 1990 | 9.35 | +0.8697 |
| 1989 | 8.48 | +0.1038 |
| 1988 | 8.38 | -0.044 |
| 1987 | 8.42 | +0.5026 |
| 1986 | 7.92 | +0.4031 |
| 1985 | 7.52 | +0.2972 |
| 1984 | 7.22 | -0.065 |
| 1983 | 7.29 | +0.012 |
| 1982 | 7.27 | -0.219 |
| 1981 | 7.49 | -0.0547 |
| 1980 | 7.55 | -0.4385 |
| 1979 | 7.99 | +1.02 |
| 1978 | 6.96 | -0.1474 |
| 1977 | 7.11 | +0.2717 |
| 1976 | 6.84 | +0.0345 |
| 1975 | 6.8 | -0.5041 |
| 1974 | 7.31 | +0.0294 |
| 1973 | 7.28 | +0.1473 |
| 1972 | 7.13 | -0.2825 |
| 1971 | 7.41 | +0.938 |
| 1970 | 6.48 | +0.3563 |
| 1969 | 6.12 | +0.1831 |
| 1968 | 5.94 | +0.4286 |
| 1967 | 5.51 | +0.4363 |
| 1966 | 5.07 | +0.4363 |
| 1965 | 4.64 | -0.212 |
| 1964 | 4.85 | +0.2321 |
| 1963 | 4.62 | +0.0911 |
| 1962 | 4.52 | +0.2328 |
| 1961 | 4.29 | +0.4168 |
| 1960 | 3.87 | — |
Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0. · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Ireland's co₂ per capita is 5.97 as of 2025-12-31, compared with 6.21 in 2024. Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0.
The highest recorded value is 12.33 (2001); the lowest is 3.87 (1960), across data from 1960 to 2025.
Data: Our World in Data (CO2 emissions per capita), CC BY 4.0. Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.