Ireland - Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Energy Sector

Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent - 1990 to 2019

Since 2014, Ireland Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Energy Sector increased 0.7% year on year. At 36,422.15 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent in 2019, the country was ranked number 30 among other countries in Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Energy Sector. Ireland is overtaken by Norway, which was ranked number 29 with 37,480.25 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent and is followed by Sweden with 35,575.44 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent. United States topped the ranking with 5,465,486.43 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent in 2019, a decrease of 1.5% compared to 2018. Russia, Japan and Germany respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Chile recorded the best 5 years average growth at +3.5% per year, while Malta recorded the worst performance at -10.3% per year.