Climate Change in Ireland 1,380 indicators covering climate change for Ireland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Forestland — Area — UNFCCC 780.54 1000 ha 2022 up 5.1% 61st Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy 14.0% 2025 up 118.4% 39th Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy 1.75 terawatt-hours 2025 up 19.8% 35th Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy 1.75 terawatt-hours 2025 up 19.8% 35th Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy 8.6% 2025 down 47.8% 23rd Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita 14.0% 2025 up 118.4% 39th Primary energy from low-carbon energy 22.17 terawatt-hours 2025 up 114.0% 56th Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person 4,177 kilowatt-hours per person 2025 up 89.6% 33rd Food Processing — Energy Use 1,435 TJ 2018 up 7.0% 21st Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita 4.18 kilowatt-hours per person 2025 up 89.6% 32nd Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC -1,901 kt 2022 up 50.2% 19th Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Export quantity 71.46 t 2023 down 58.0% 44th Share of global annual CO₂ emissions from other industry 0.1% 2024 down 8.4% 29th Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from other industry 0.2% 2024 down 0.6% 34th Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators 0.114 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 63.8% 65th Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators 0.108 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 66.5% 62nd Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 2,420 1000 USD 2024 up 236.1% 25th Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 3,924 t 2024 up 315.0% 25th Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Other uses 147.04 t 2023 down 97.8% 38th Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems 31.38 million tonnes CO₂e 2015 down 4.5% 78th Net Forest conversion — Area — UNFCCC 15.44 1000 ha 2022 up 8.6% 38th Air transport emissions 9.84 Tonnes 2024 up 335.9% 43rd Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 82.93 kt 2022 down 68.0% 48th IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC 22,074 kt 2020 up 13.9% 37th IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC 568.1 kt 2020 up 17.1% 33rd IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC 15,907 kt 2020 up 17.1% 33rd Electricity generation - Regions — Carbon intensity of electricity 304.2 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour 2023 down 35.8% 14th IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC 21.35 kt 2020 up 7.2% 38th IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC 5,658 kt 2020 up 7.2% 38th Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC 504.21 kt 2020 up 16.9% 26th Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC 14,118 kt 2020 up 16.9% 26th Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC 14,118 kt 2020 up 16.9% 26th Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC 2,325 kt 2020 up 17.7% 24th Manure Management — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC 63.89 kt 2020 up 19.0% 21st Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC 1,789 kt 2020 up 19.0% 21st Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC 19.33 kt 2020 up 6.6% 29th Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC 5,123 kt 2020 up 6.6% 29th Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC 5,123 kt 2020 up 6.6% 29th Manure Management — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC 2.02 kt 2020 up 13.5% 32nd Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC 535.93 kt 2020 up 13.5% 32nd LULUCF — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC 3,620 kt 2019 down 5.5% 17th LULUCF — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC 3,620 kt 2019 down 5.5% 17th Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC 17.43 kt 2020 up 6.6% 21st Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC 1.9 kt 2020 up 6.1% 28th Forestland — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC -2,483 kt 2020 up 10.1% 14th Forestland — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC -2,483 kt 2020 up 10.1% 14th Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC 7.23 kt 2020 up 5.6% 18th Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC 7.23 kt 2020 up 5.6% 18th Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC 1,917 kt 2020 up 5.6% 18th Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC 1,917 kt 2020 up 5.6% 18th Crop Residues — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC 0.6551 kt 2020 down 0.2% 34th Crop Residues — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC 0.6551 kt 2020 down 0.2% 34th Crop Residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC 173.62 kt 2020 down 0.2% 34th Crop Residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC 173.62 kt 2020 down 0.2% 34th Manure applied to Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC 2.86 kt 2020 up 16.4% 17th Manure applied to Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC 2.86 kt 2020 up 16.4% 17th Manure applied to Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC 757.8 kt 2020 up 16.4% 17th Manure applied to Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC 757.8 kt 2020 up 16.4% 17th IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC 508.88 kt 2020 down 3.3% 16th Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC 95.28 kt 2020 down 54.1% 40th ← Previous Page 22 of 23 Next →