Ireland vs Small states: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) over time
- Ireland
- Small states
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 7.26 Mt CO2e against 4.75 Mt CO2e in Small states, a difference of 2.51 Mt CO2e.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.5 times Small states's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 47th and Small states ranks 42nd of 193 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.66 Mt CO2e | 5.39 Mt CO2e | 1.26 Mt CO2e | Ireland |
| 1980s | 7.95 Mt CO2e | 5.36 Mt CO2e | 2.58 Mt CO2e | Ireland |
| 1990s | 9.51 Mt CO2e | 4.25 Mt CO2e | 5.25 Mt CO2e | Ireland |
| 2000s | 10.38 Mt CO2e | 4.16 Mt CO2e | 6.22 Mt CO2e | Ireland |
| 2010s | 8.96 Mt CO2e | 4.98 Mt CO2e | 3.98 Mt CO2e | Ireland |
| 2020s | 8.09 Mt CO2e | 4.79 Mt CO2e | 3.3 Mt CO2e | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy), Ireland or Small states?
- Ireland, at 7.26 Mt CO2e against 4.75 Mt CO2e in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) between Ireland and Small states?
- 2.51 Mt CO2e, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Small states?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Small states rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy)?
- Ireland ranks 47th and Small states ranks 42nd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).