Ireland CO2 emissions data for 2009
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Ireland emit in 2009?
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Ireland emitted 42.18 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2009.
This represents 0.13% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Ireland in 2009?
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In 2009, Ireland emitted 9.37 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 4499797.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 42.18 million tonnes emitted by Ireland in 2009 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
21.4 |
4.76 |
| Gas |
10.38 |
2.31 |
| Coal |
8.6 |
1.91 |
| Cement |
1.33 |
0.29 |
| Flaring |
0.0 |
0.0 |
See how Ireland compares to other countries in 2009 rankings.