Ireland CO2 emissions data for 2006

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Ireland emit in 2006?

Ireland emitted 47.6 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2006. This represents 0.16% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Ireland in 2006?

In 2006, Ireland emitted 11.24 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 4234809.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 47.6 million tonnes emitted by Ireland in 2006 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	25.36	5.99
Gas	9.43	2.23
Coal	10.02	2.37
Cement	2.35	0.55
Flaring	0.0	0.0

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