Ireland CO2 emissions data for 2015

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Ireland emit in 2015?

Ireland emitted 38.72 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2015. This represents 0.11% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Ireland in 2015?

In 2015, Ireland emitted 8.3 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 4665764.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 38.72 million tonnes emitted by Ireland in 2015 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	18.25	3.91
Gas	8.89	1.91
Coal	9.35	2.0
Cement	1.65	0.35
Flaring	0.0	0.0

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