Ireland CO2 emissions data for 2020
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Ireland emit in 2020?
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Ireland emitted 35.12 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2020.
This represents 0.1% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Ireland in 2020?
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In 2020, Ireland emitted 7.1 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 4946123.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 35.12 million tonnes emitted by Ireland in 2020 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
18.11 |
3.66 |
| Gas |
10.95 |
2.21 |
| Coal |
3.76 |
0.76 |
| Cement |
1.77 |
0.36 |
| Flaring |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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