Ireland CO2 emissions data for 2012
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Ireland emit in 2012?
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Ireland emitted 38.23 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2012.
This represents 0.11% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Ireland in 2012?
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In 2012, Ireland emitted 8.37 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 4564550.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 38.23 million tonnes emitted by Ireland in 2012 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
17.46 |
3.83 |
| Gas |
9.52 |
2.09 |
| Coal |
9.62 |
2.11 |
| Cement |
1.18 |
0.26 |
| Flaring |
0.0 |
0.0 |
See how Ireland compares to other countries in 2012 rankings.