Ireland CO2 emissions data for 2017
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Ireland emit in 2017?
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Ireland emitted 39.08 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2017.
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 2017?
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In 2017, Ireland emitted 8.19 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 4771860.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 39.08 million tonnes emitted by Ireland in 2017 come from the following sources:
Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
Oil |
18.68 |
3.91 |
Gas |
10.15 |
2.13 |
Coal |
7.87 |
1.65 |
Cement |
1.84 |
0.39 |
Flaring |
0.0 |
0.0 |
See how Ireland compares to other countries in 2017 rankings.