Ireland CO2 emissions data for 2016
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Ireland emit in 2016?
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Ireland emitted 40.37 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2016.
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 2016?
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In 2016, Ireland emitted 8.56 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 4715791.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 40.37 million tonnes emitted by Ireland in 2016 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
18.85 |
4.0 |
| Gas |
9.91 |
2.1 |
| Coal |
9.21 |
1.95 |
| Cement |
1.79 |
0.38 |
| Flaring |
0.0 |
0.0 |
See how Ireland compares to other countries in 2016 rankings.