Ireland CO2 emissions data for 2001

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Ireland emit in 2001?

Ireland emitted 47.61 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2001. This represents 0.19% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Ireland in 2001?

In 2001, Ireland emitted 12.43 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 3829019.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 47.61 million tonnes emitted by Ireland in 2001 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	24.84	6.49
Gas	8.6	2.25
Coal	11.66	3.04
Cement	1.85	0.48
Flaring	0.06	0.01

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