Environment in Ireland 56 indicators covering environment for Ireland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.16 Mt CO2e 2024 down 48.5% 114th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 11.41 Mt CO2e 2024 up 2.6% 63rd Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0639 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 57.1% 186th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 7.39 Mt CO2e 2024 down 33.2% 73rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.04 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 22.2% 41st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 32.57 Mt CO2e 2024 down 9.9% 68th Aquaculture production 37,632 metric tons 2024 up 20.6% 50th Capture fisheries production 245,629 metric tons 2024 down 19.8% 56th Total fisheries production 283,261 metric tons 2024 down 16.1% 56th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.44 Mt CO2e 2024 up 46.0% 76th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 3.57 Mt CO2e 2024 down 0.2% 72nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.3356 Mt CO2e 2024 down 42.9% 94th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 7.26 Mt CO2e 2024 down 8.8% 47th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 7.79 Mt CO2e 2024 down 4.7% 42nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0909 Mt CO2e 2024 up 17.6% 79th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0087 Mt CO2e 2024 down 35.6% 124th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 59.68 Mt CO2e 2024 down 9.8% 70th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.1392 Mt CO2e 2024 up 26.5% 96th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1211 Mt CO2e 2024 up 9.7% 69th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0387 Mt CO2e 2024 down 91.5% 69th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.32 Mt CO2e 2024 down 8.4% 50th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.1225 Mt CO2e 2024 down 12.3% 124th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0146 Mt CO2e 2024 up 4.3% 81st Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0209 Mt CO2e 2024 up 36.6% 65th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.06 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 22.2% 28th Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 15.58 Mt CO2e 2024 down 3.3% 49th Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0879 Mt CO2e 2024 down 54.6% 118th Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.23 Mt CO2e 2024 up 8.9% 95th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0115 Mt CO2e 2024 up 7.5% 79th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e 2024 down 66.7% 139th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.11 Mt CO2e 2024 down 8.3% 79th F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 0.6845 Mt CO2e 2024 down 44.7% 97th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0508 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 57.1% 178th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.7% 2024 down 93.9% 145th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -10.3% 2024 down 399.9% 164th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1.2% 2024 down 90.0% 152nd Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.8% 2024 down 66.3% 142nd Coal rents 0.0% 2021 — 70th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 0.1487 Mt CO2e 2024 up 9.7% 61st Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 8.05 2022 up 70.7% 100th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 0.0145 Mt CO2e 2024 up 0.7% 32nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 0 Mt CO2e 2024 — 78th Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 60.29 Mt CO2e 2023 down 9.1% 67th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -0.0651 Mt CO2e 2023 down 1,185.0% 71st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Forest rents 0.0% 2021 down 34.7% 156th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 304.71 2022 up 37.8% 12th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -4.49 Mt CO2e 2023 up 32.9% 100th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 0.0639 Mt CO2e 2023 down 87.7% 116th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land -0.3754 Mt CO2e 2023 down 160.5% 151st Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 5.33 Mt CO2e 2023 down 14.3% 10th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 166th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 123rd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 92nd