Europe & Central Asia · High income · 2023

Ireland: smaller EDGAR inventory · 11.38 t per person

In 2023, Ireland emitted 58 MtCO₂e (11.38 t per person, 0.11 t per $1K GDP) - agriculture led at 39% and carbon dioxide dominated the gas mix at 56%. EU EDGAR v8.0, excludes land use.

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Corpus placement

Ireland's per-person emissions rank #12 of 51 in 2023, far ahead of its GDP-intensity rank of #49 / 51 — high per-capita output from a comparatively carbon-efficient economy.

#48 / 51
Absolute Mt rank
#12 / 51
Per-capita rank
#49 / 51
GDP intensity rank

According to EU EDGAR v8.0 totals, World Bank population, and GDP denominators at 2023. Excludes LULUCF.

C
Emissions Performance Score
55/100
Ireland · 2023 EDGAR data

Based on per-capita emissions, GDP intensity, methane share, and the multi-year emissions trend, benchmarked against the 51-country EDGAR corpus, not a judgment of policy effort, development stage, or overall climate risk. See the benchmark table and methodology.

Per-capita emissions F
11.38 t/person
EDGAR latest-year total ÷ population, vs. the 51-country corpus spread
GDP intensity A+
0.11 t/$1K GDP
EDGAR latest-year total ÷ GDP, vs. the 51-country corpus spread
Methane share F
30%
Share of the gas mix that is CH4 (AR6 GWP100 ≈ 27.9× CO2, short-lived but potent)
Emissions trend B-
+46%
Change from the first to the latest EDGAR-tracked year for this country

EDGAR inventory roll

Roll IRL · 2023 58 Mt · 11.38 t per person

Ireland sits in the lower absolute-Mt tercile among 51 tracked EDGAR economies (58 Mt in 2023) - absolute, per-capita, and GDP-intensity ranks on one roll.

  • ABS 58 Mt
  • PC 11.38 t
  • INT 0.11
  • RANK-A #48 / 51
  • RANK-P #12 / 51
  • RANK-I #49 / 51
  • SECTOR 39% Agriculture
  • GAS 56% Carbon
  • PHOTO Norway
  • BOOK 51 econ

Photo-finish absolute-Mt peer: Norway (57 Mt · Δ 1 Mt vs Ireland)

Absolute-Mt neighbourhood

2023 EDGAR totals · nearest inventories to Ireland

1. Singapore762. Ireland583. Norway574. Sweden495. Denmark42

Year-to-year inventory change

What changed between 2022 and 2023

2022 → 2023
  • Ireland's EDGAR greenhouse-gas total fell from 60.6 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 58 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of −2.53 MtCO₂e (−4.2%).
  • Ireland's methane total fell from 17.7 MtCO₂e in 2022 to 17.5 MtCO₂e in 2023 in the EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, a change of −0.19 MtCO₂e (−1.1%).

Arithmetic differences between two inventory years in one stored EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024) extract, not a second source release, a forecast, or a policy verdict.

Trends Inventory CSV

Ireland's per-person emissions rank #12 of 51 in 2023, far ahead of its GDP-intensity rank of #49 / 51 — high per-capita output from a comparatively carbon-efficient economy. How we place countries.

Ireland vs all tracked economies by EDGAR greenhouse-gas total

Where Ireland's 2023 EDGAR MtCO₂e sits among every tracked economy with live rows (inventory mass, not per-capita responsibility)

58 6th percentile more MtCO₂e than 6% of 51 economies

Tracked economies, banded by EDGAR MtCO₂e (AR6 GWP100)

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Source EU EDGAR v8.0 · 2023

Ireland 2023 emissions by IPCC sector

EU EDGAR v8.0 · MtCO₂e · AR6 GWP100

1. Agriculture232. Transport113. Energy94. Buildings85. Industry66. Fugitive emissions17. Waste1
0%100%39%
Agriculture share of 2023 total

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) EDGAR GHG · 2023

Ireland emissions trend (1970–2023, MtCO₂e)

Annual greenhouse-gas totals, EU EDGAR v8.0

304050607080 197019771984199119982005201220192023 58
Reported annual emissions for Ireland, 1970 to 2023 (AR6 GWP100, excludes LULUCF).

Data from EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024 release)

Source: EU EDGAR (Joint Research Centre) As of 1970–2023

Ireland 2023 gas inventory, methane-weighted

EU EDGAR v8.0 · MtCO₂e · AR6 GWP100

1. Carbon dioxide32.52. Methane17.53. Nitrous oxide7.34. Fluorinated gases0.8

Methane-heavy profile

Per-person intensity signature

Per-person intensity is the standout for Ireland: 11.38 t per person (upper tercile, ≥9.59 t) alongside 58 Mt absolute.

Ireland's 2023 total of 58 MtCO₂e carries an unusually high methane share (30% of CO₂e). That pattern usually marks agriculture- and fuel-system methane alongside CO₂ from energy, not a CO₂-only industrial ledger. Within Europe & Central Asia, it ranks #3 of 18 economies on a per-person basis.

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) Country totals (AR6 GWP100, excl. LULUCF) Country figures for IRL exclude LULUCF; verify policy-critical totals against the Joint Research Centre EDGAR country table.

Other Europe & Central Asia economies in EDGAR

Methodology

Ireland (IRL) is in the lower third of live EDGAR country mass (58 MtCO₂e in 2023). Rows are aggregated from EU EDGAR v8.0 by IPCC sector and gas for 2023, excluding LULUCF. See the methodology page for GWP100 factors and the full pipeline. Full methodology.

Source: EU EDGAR v8.0 (Joint Research Centre) 2024 Global bottom-up inventory, CC BY 4.0.

FAQ

How do Ireland's absolute and per-capita ranks compare?

Ireland ranks #48 of 51 by absolute total and #12 by per-capita emissions in 2023, with GDP intensity at #49.

How much CO₂-equivalent did Ireland emit in 2023?

Ireland's 2023 total is 58 MtCO₂e per EU EDGAR v8.0 (AR6 GWP100, excludes LULUCF).

Why is methane prominent in Ireland's inventory?

Methane contributes about 30% of Ireland's 2023 CO₂e total, above the rough one-sixth global average, which usually signals agriculture, waste, or fugitive fuel emissions in the EDGAR breakdown.

Compiled from official public sources by the publisher.

Data vintage: EU EDGAR v8.0 (2024 release), 2023 data year. Country emissions summed from EDGAR records for the focal year; LULUCF excluded on ranked surfaces.