Ireland Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1970-2021
Total greenhouse gas emissions in kt of CO2 equivalent are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and Savannah burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6).
- Ireland greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2012 was 62,433.01, a 1.9% increase from 2011.
- Ireland greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2011 was 61,268.10, a 6.59% decline from 2010.
- Ireland greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2010 was 65,591.25, a 0.03% decline from 2009.
- Ireland greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2009 was 65,613.07, a 6.44% decline from 2008.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
| United States |
6,343,840.51 |
| Japan |
1,478,858.88 |
| Canada |
1,027,063.85 |
| Germany |
951,716.71 |
| Australia |
761,686.27 |
| South Korea |
668,989.65 |
| United Kingdom |
585,779.78 |
| France |
499,146.63 |
| Italy |
482,634.00 |
| Poland |
414,606.89 |
| Argentina |
380,295.32 |
| Spain |
348,257.29 |
| UAE |
204,888.72 |
| Netherlands |
195,873.76 |
| Czech Republic |
138,957.42 |
| Belgium |
133,373.68 |
| Chile |
120,687.89 |
| Qatar |
103,155.12 |
| Greece |
100,571.17 |
| Austria |
90,460.21 |
| Israel |
84,044.43 |
| New Zealand |
78,130.98 |
| Portugal |
72,524.22 |
| Finland |
69,072.94 |
| Sweden |
65,767.79 |
| Norway |
63,536.73 |
| Hungary |
62,988.40 |
| Ireland |
62,433.01 |
| Oman |
62,201.55 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
61,308.53 |
| Hong Kong |
58,633.52 |
| Singapore |
55,910.28 |
| Switzerland |
54,108.10 |
| Denmark |
53,703.22 |
| Slovak Republic |
46,301.27 |
| Uruguay |
34,237.83 |
| Bahrain |
32,849.11 |
| Croatia |
30,421.05 |
| Lithuania |
29,442.21 |
| Estonia |
23,292.78 |
| Slovenia |
21,074.75 |
| Panama |
16,248.77 |
| Brunei |
14,828.97 |
| Latvia |
13,943.92 |
| Luxembourg |
12,611.00 |
| Cyprus |
7,431.19 |
| Iceland |
5,514.85 |
| Bahamas |
4,865.21 |
| Puerto Rico |
3,293.25 |
| Barbados |
1,540.62 |
| Seychelles |
910.29 |
| Bermuda |
632.88 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
552.75 |
| Gibraltar |
473.01 |
| Guam |
85.87 |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
61.49 |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
12.49 |
| Ireland Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data |
| Year |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
Annual % Change |
| 2012 |
62,433.01 |
1.90% |
| 2011 |
61,268.10 |
-6.59% |
| 2010 |
65,591.25 |
-0.03% |
| 2009 |
65,613.07 |
-6.44% |
| 2008 |
70,132.72 |
0.14% |
| 2007 |
70,033.03 |
-2.06% |
| 2006 |
71,503.35 |
2.03% |
| 2005 |
70,080.71 |
1.91% |
| 2004 |
68,770.04 |
-0.15% |
| 2003 |
68,872.54 |
-0.32% |
| 2002 |
69,094.69 |
-1.51% |
| 2001 |
70,154.00 |
2.95% |
| 2000 |
68,143.29 |
2.27% |
| 1999 |
66,633.59 |
1.91% |
| 1998 |
65,387.42 |
-8.67% |
| 1997 |
71,594.31 |
2.06% |
| 1996 |
70,151.95 |
2.60% |
| 1995 |
68,374.02 |
0.86% |
| 1994 |
67,790.03 |
2.19% |
| 1993 |
66,338.24 |
0.64% |
| 1992 |
65,914.96 |
-0.10% |
| 1991 |
65,980.20 |
0.61% |
| 1990 |
65,583.19 |
3.60% |
| 1989 |
63,305.30 |
2.52% |
| 1988 |
61,748.22 |
1.37% |
| 1987 |
60,915.35 |
-0.03% |
| 1986 |
60,934.31 |
2.17% |
| 1985 |
59,638.73 |
2.59% |
| 1984 |
58,131.83 |
0.47% |
| 1983 |
57,858.92 |
0.28% |
| 1982 |
57,699.22 |
-0.17% |
| 1981 |
57,799.28 |
-0.96% |
| 1980 |
58,358.94 |
-1.67% |
| 1979 |
59,352.58 |
8.41% |
| 1978 |
54,749.49 |
0.38% |
| 1977 |
54,543.71 |
4.55% |
| 1976 |
52,172.44 |
0.81% |
| 1975 |
51,752.38 |
-2.92% |
| 1974 |
53,311.17 |
5.56% |
| 1973 |
50,501.47 |
0.83% |
| 1972 |
50,087.42 |
-0.24% |
| 1971 |
50,207.95 |
6.30% |
| 1970 |
47,233.24 |
6.30% |
