Ireland CO2 emissions data for 2008

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Ireland emit in 2008?

Ireland emitted 47.36 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2008. This represents 0.15% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Ireland in 2008?

In 2008, Ireland emitted 10.64 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 4452393.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 47.36 million tonnes emitted by Ireland in 2008 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	24.38	5.48
Gas	10.77	2.42
Coal	9.64	2.17
Cement	2.11	0.47
Flaring	0.0	0.0

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