Energy & Mining in Ireland 415 indicators covering energy & mining for Ireland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy 35.5% 2020 up 52.5% 4th Consumption-based energy use per person 98.8 kilowatt-hours 2020 up 70.9% 2nd Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person 98.8 kilowatt-hours 2020 up 70.9% 2nd Net energy embedded in traded goods 127.79 terawatt-hours 2020 up 157.0% 10th Consumption-based energy intensity per dollar 1.09 kilowatt-hours per $ 2020 up 1.3% 32nd Changes in energy use vs. changes in GDP 487.65 terawatt-hours 2020 up 85.3% 27th Available energy, energy supply and final energy consumption per 2,731 Kilograms of oil equivalent (KGOE) per capita 2024 down 6.0% 24th Electricity production capacities by main fuel groups and operator 12,869 Megawatt 2024 up 39.2% 22nd Annual patents filed in sustainable energy 5 patents 2024 down 16.7% 39th Diversity index of final energy consumption by sector 0.2072 Index 2024 up 10.5% 9th Energy self-reliance 18.7% 2024 up 36.4% 26th Diversity index of energy supply 0.1499 Index 2024 up 10.8% 24th Locomotives and railcars by source of energy 55 Number 2023 down 1.8% 44th Mopeds and motorcycles by type of motor energy 1,853 Number 2025 down 8.3% 44th Annual patents filed for energy storage technologies 2 patents 2020 up 100.0% 30th Main indicators - share of renewable energy 17.2% 2025 up 89.4% 42nd Hauled railway vehicle traffic performance by train category and 5,727 Million gross tonne-kilometres 1998 up 360.0% 36th Net electricity generation by type of fuel - monthly data 2,188 Gigawatt-hour 2026 down 15.2% 26th Supply, transformation and consumption of electricity - monthly data 680.78 Gigawatt-hour 2026 up 1,261.5% 26th Electricity available to internal market 2,579 Gigawatt-hour 2026 up 3.6% 25th Supply and transformation of solid fossil fuels - monthly data 0 Thousand tonnes 2026 — 8th Tractive power of locomotives and railcars by source of energy 141 Megawatt 2001 up 23.7% 40th Energy efficiency 14.32 Million tonnes of oil equivalent 2024 up 8.7% 25th Energy taxes by paying sector 2.6% 2024 up 61.5% 23rd New passenger cars by type of motor energy 127,372 Number 2025 down 2.0% 23rd Passenger cars by type of motor energy 2.62 million Number 2025 up 27.1% 27th Motor coaches, buses and trolley buses, by type of motor energy 16,521 Number 2025 up 51.9% 21st New motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by type of motor energy 410 Number 2025 down 1.7% 28th Imports of natural gas by partner country - monthly data 319 Million cubic metres 2026 up 131.2% 21st Exports of natural gas by partner country - monthly data 0 Million cubic metres 2026 — 33rd Lorries, by type of motor energy 26,240 Number 2024 up 33.0% 37th Supply, transformation and consumption of gas - monthly data 47.05 Million cubic metres 2026 down 84.6% 16th Road tractors by type of motor energy 17,522 Number 2024 up 74.9% 28th New road tractors by type of motor energy 1,505 Number 2025 up 50.3% 23rd New lorries, by type of motor energy 1,210 Number 2025 up 84.7% 24th New mopeds and motorcycles by type of motor energy 74 Number 2025 down 68.9% 41st Import dependency on third countries by fuel type 66.6% 2023 down 15.1% 6th Train traffic performance by train category and source of energy 18,057 Thousand train-kilometres 2023 down 19.2% 30th Electricity production and self-consumption by sector and fuel 0 Gigawatt-hour 2024 — 4th Key indicators of physical energy flow accounts by NACE Rev. 2 104,089 Terajoule 2023 up 38.0% 35th Physical energy flow accounts totals bridging to energy balances 814,944 Terajoule 2023 up 12.6% 22nd Stock levels for gaseous and liquefied natural gas 0 Million cubic metres 2024 — 10th Share for transmission and distribution in the network cost for gas 22.5% 2025 down 28.0% 12th Energy import origin concentration index by fuel 0.3944 Index 2024 up 12.3% 1st Number of combined heat and power (CHP) units by type of plant 216 Number 2024 up 50.0% 15th Motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by type of motor energy 10,155 Number 2013 up 15.4% 26th Road traffic performance by category of vehicle registration and 47,296 Million vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 2023 up 13.3% 14th Disaggregated final energy consumption in industry - calorific values 23,608 Megajoule per tonne (net calorific value - NCV) 2024 down 14.9% 22nd Road traffic performance on national and foreign territory by age of 47,296 Million vehicle-kilometres (VKM) 2023 up 13.3% 9th New motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by type of motor energy 238 Number 2013 down 50.6% 34th Lorries by type of motor energy and load capacity 301,265 Number 2012 up 29.3% 24th Natural gas import dependency by country of origin 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% 24th New lorries by motor energy and load capacity of +/- 1500kg 10,580 Number 2012 down 62.8% 26th Passenger cars by alternative motor energy 16.9 Thousand 2012 — 16th New passenger cars, motor coaches, buses and trolley buses by 1,868 Number 2012 up 31,033.3% 15th ← Previous Page 7 of 7