Reference Data in Ireland

4,034 indicators covering reference data for Ireland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Control of Corruption - Governance score 79.69 0-100 2024 down 0.5% 17th
Control of Corruption - Governance estimate 1.57 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 1.2% 17th
Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - monthly data 344.95 Number 2025 up 16.4% 33rd
Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - annual data 2,465 Number 2025 down 15.9% 27th
Elected parliament and government 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Elections recently led to a change in government 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Average annual surface temperature 10.75 °C 2025 up 12.4% 156th
Annual temperature anomalies 0.8806 °C 2025 up 386.6% 59th
Political liberties 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Political opposition 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Gas consumption per person 9,171 kilowatt-hours per person 2025 down 1.5% 37th
Oil consumption per person 15,837 kilowatt-hours per person 2025 down 9.0% 57th
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? 64.6% 2025 up 3.1% 124th
Urban area over the long-term 1,155 km² per grid cell 2025 up 13.8% 89th
Red List Index 0.92 index 2025 unchanged 61st
Regulatory Quality - Governance score 83.16 0-100 2024 up 2.7% 6th
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate 1.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 8.4% 6th
Government Effectiveness - Governance score 82.68 0-100 2024 up 3.5% 17th
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate 1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 9.8% 17th
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers -12.21 % change on previous year 2019 down 167.4% 137th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers -12.21 % change on previous year 2019 down 167.4% 137th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic -12.21 % change on previous year 2019 down 167.4% 137th
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, annual -12.21 % change on previous year 2019 down 167.4% 138th
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers -12.21 % change on previous year 2019 down 167.4% 136th
Minimum daily requirement of calories 1,928 kilocalories per person per day 2024 up 1.1% 32nd
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking 100.0% 2024 up 1.0% 1st
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5), per 0 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 52.6% 57th
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) 0 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 52.0% 67th
Civil Liberties Score 58 2025 up 1.8% 6th
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per 0.0001 units per square kilometre 2019 down 4.1% 8th
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 44.3% 86th
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per 0 units per person 2019 down 12.6% 2nd
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0.0278 units per square kilometre 2019 down 4.1% 8th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 44.3% 86th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0.0004 units per person 2019 down 12.6% 2nd
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic 0.0278 units per square kilometre 2019 down 4.1% 8th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 44.3% 86th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic 0.0004 units per person 2019 down 12.6% 2nd
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per square 0.0001 units per square kilometre 2019 down 4.1% 8th
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 44.3% 86th
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per capita 0 units per person 2019 down 12.6% 2nd
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 units per square kilometre 2019 down 4.1% 8th
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 44.3% 86th
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 units per person 2019 down 12.6% 2nd
Countries subscribed to the Montreal Protocol, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2022 — 1st
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 7.71 years 2018 up 39.0% 22nd
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita 0 people per person 2024 — 95th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals -1.04 % change on previous year 2023 down 267.6% 116th
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 0 people 2024 — 97th
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled -49,988 2019 down 54.1% 134th
Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy 89.3% 2023 up 27.5% 20th
Total Reserves, annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year 2025 down 92.4% 114th
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita 0.0332 people per person 2024 down 1.2% 94th
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities 3.4% 2024 up 1.4% 96th
People not using improved sanitation facilities 179,052 people 2024 up 14.4% 89th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in men 27.9 2016 up 2.2% 22nd
Foreign Policy Free from Interference of other States Score 1.16 2025 down 29.9% 98th
Domestic Policy Free from Interference of other States Score 1.57 2025 up 26.1% 75th
Political Civil Liberties Index 0.967 2025 down 0.5% 3rd
Liberal Political Institutions Index 0.934 2025 up 1.2% 15th