Long run air pollution in Ireland
Ireland: Long run air pollution was 89,994 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
89,994
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
102nd
of 220 countries
All-time high
181,390
in 2001
All-time low
1,626
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in Ireland, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long run air pollution in Ireland is 89,994, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in Ireland peaked at 181,390 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,626, in 1750.
Ireland ranks 102nd of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long run air pollution in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 1,626 | — |
| 1751 | 1,626 | +0.0% |
| 1752 | 1,627 | +0.0% |
| 1753 | 1,627 | +0.0% |
| 1754 | 1,628 | +0.0% |
| 1755 | 1,628 | +0.0% |
| 1756 | 1,629 | +0.0% |
| 1757 | 1,629 | +0.0% |
| 1758 | 1,630 | +0.0% |
| 1759 | 1,630 | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 1,630 | +0.0% |
| 1761 | 1,631 | +0.0% |
| 1762 | 1,631 | +0.0% |
| 1763 | 1,632 | +0.0% |
| 1764 | 1,632 | +0.0% |
| 1765 | 1,633 | +0.0% |
| 1766 | 1,633 | +0.0% |
| 1767 | 1,634 | +0.0% |
| 1768 | 1,634 | +0.0% |
| 1769 | 1,635 | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 1,635 | +0.0% |
| 1771 | 1,655 | +1.2% |
| 1772 | 1,675 | +1.2% |
| 1773 | 1,695 | +1.2% |
| 1774 | 1,715 | +1.2% |
| 1775 | 1,735 | +1.2% |
| 1776 | 1,755 | +1.1% |
| 1777 | 1,775 | +1.1% |
| 1778 | 1,795 | +1.1% |
| 1779 | 1,815 | +1.1% |
| 1780 | 1,835 | +1.1% |
| 1781 | 1,871 | +2.0% |
| 1782 | 1,906 | +1.9% |
| 1783 | 1,942 | +1.9% |
| 1784 | 1,978 | +1.8% |
| 1785 | 2,014 | +1.8% |
| 1786 | 2,050 | +1.8% |
| 1787 | 2,085 | +1.7% |
| 1788 | 2,121 | +1.7% |
| 1789 | 2,157 | +1.7% |
| 1790 | 2,192 | +1.7% |
| 1791 | 2,210 | +0.8% |
| 1792 | 2,227 | +0.8% |
| 1793 | 2,244 | +0.8% |
| 1794 | 2,261 | +0.8% |
| 1795 | 2,279 | +0.8% |
| 1796 | 2,296 | +0.8% |
| 1797 | 2,313 | +0.8% |
| 1798 | 2,330 | +0.7% |
| 1799 | 2,348 | +0.7% |
| 1800 | 2,365 | +0.7% |
| 1801 | 2,403 | +1.6% |
| 1802 | 2,440 | +1.6% |
| 1803 | 2,478 | +1.6% |
| 1804 | 2,516 | +1.5% |
| 1805 | 2,554 | +1.5% |
| 1806 | 2,592 | +1.5% |
| 1807 | 2,630 | +1.5% |
| 1808 | 2,668 | +1.4% |
| 1809 | 2,706 | +1.4% |
| 1810 | 2,745 | +1.4% |
| 1811 | 2,797 | +1.9% |
| 1812 | 2,849 | +1.9% |
| 1813 | 2,901 | +1.8% |
| 1814 | 2,953 | +1.8% |
| 1815 | 3,005 | +1.8% |
| 1816 | 3,058 | +1.7% |
| 1817 | 3,110 | +1.7% |
| 1818 | 3,162 | +1.7% |
| 1819 | 3,215 | +1.7% |
| 1820 | 3,267 | +1.6% |
| 1821 | 3,303 | +1.1% |
| 1822 | 3,338 | +1.1% |
| 1823 | 3,373 | +1.1% |
| 1824 | 3,409 | +1.1% |
| 1825 | 3,444 | +1.0% |
| 1826 | 3,480 | +1.0% |
| 1827 | 3,515 | +1.0% |
| 1828 | 3,551 | +1.0% |
| 1829 | 3,587 | +1.0% |
| 1830 | 3,622 | +1.0% |
| 1831 | 3,649 | +0.7% |
| 1832 | 3,675 | +0.7% |
| 1833 | 3,701 | +0.7% |
| 1834 | 3,728 | +0.7% |
| 1835 | 3,754 | +0.7% |
| 1836 | 3,780 | +0.7% |
| 1837 | 3,807 | +0.7% |
| 1838 | 3,833 | +0.7% |
| 1839 | 3,860 | +0.7% |
| 1840 | 3,886 | +0.7% |
| 1841 | 3,820 | -1.7% |
| 1842 | 3,754 | -1.7% |
| 1843 | 3,687 | -1.8% |
| 1844 | 3,621 | -1.8% |
| 1845 | 3,554 | -1.8% |
| 1846 | 3,487 | -1.9% |
| 1847 | 3,421 | -1.9% |
| 1848 | 3,354 | -2.0% |
| 1849 | 3,287 | -2.0% |
| 1850 | 5,245 | +59.6% |
| 1851 | 3,130 | -40.3% |
| 1852 | 3,097 | -1.1% |
| 1853 | 3,067 | -1.0% |
| 1854 | 3,039 | -0.9% |
| 1855 | 3,016 | -0.8% |
| 1856 | 2,995 | -0.7% |
| 1857 | 2,972 | -0.8% |
| 1858 | 2,952 | -0.7% |
| 1859 | 2,931 | -0.7% |
| 1860 | 2,909 | -0.8% |
| 1861 | 2,902 | -0.2% |
| 1862 | 2,897 | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 2,887 | -0.3% |
| 1864 | 2,876 | -0.4% |
| 1865 | 2,866 | -0.3% |
| 1866 | 2,855 | -0.4% |
| 1867 | 2,846 | -0.3% |
| 1868 | 2,839 | -0.3% |
| 1869 | 2,832 | -0.3% |
| 1870 | 2,823 | -0.3% |
| 1871 | 2,817 | -0.2% |
| 1872 | 2,811 | -0.2% |
| 1873 | 2,803 | -0.3% |
| 1874 | 2,796 | -0.2% |
| 1875 | 2,790 | -0.2% |
| 1876 | 2,785 | -0.2% |
| 1877 | 2,782 | -0.1% |
| 1878 | 2,777 | -0.2% |
| 1879 | 2,770 | -0.2% |
| 1880 | 4,594 | +65.8% |
| 1881 | 4,578 | -0.3% |
| 1882 | 2,728 | -40.4% |
| 1883 | 2,710 | -0.7% |
| 1884 | 2,694 | -0.6% |
| 1885 | 2,679 | -0.5% |
| 1886 | 2,664 | -0.5% |
| 1887 | 2,648 | -0.6% |
| 1888 | 2,636 | -0.5% |
| 1889 | 2,625 | -0.4% |
| 1890 | 2,614 | -0.4% |
| 1891 | 2,607 | -0.2% |
| 1892 | 2,600 | -0.3% |
| 1893 | 2,594 | -0.2% |
| 1894 | 2,589 | -0.2% |
| 1895 | 2,583 | -0.2% |
| 1896 | 2,578 | -0.2% |
| 1897 | 2,573 | -0.2% |
| 1898 | 2,567 | -0.2% |
| 1899 | 2,561 | -0.2% |
| 1900 | 2,553 | -0.3% |
| 1901 | 2,567 | +0.5% |
| 1902 | 2,580 | +0.5% |
| 1903 | 2,592 | +0.5% |
| 1904 | 2,604 | +0.5% |
| 1905 | 2,615 | +0.4% |
| 1906 | 2,633 | +0.7% |
| 1907 | 2,650 | +0.6% |
| 1908 | 2,666 | +0.6% |
| 1909 | 2,681 | +0.6% |
| 1910 | 3,788 | +41.3% |
| 1911 | 2,687 | -29.1% |
| 1912 | 2,678 | -0.4% |
| 1913 | 3,785 | +41.4% |
| 1914 | 3,899 | +3.0% |
| 1915 | 3,770 | -3.3% |
| 1916 | 3,805 | +0.9% |
| 1917 | 3,839 | +0.9% |
| 1918 | 3,748 | -2.4% |
| 1919 | 3,737 | -0.3% |
| 1920 | 3,916 | +4.8% |
| 1921 | 3,433 | -12.3% |
| 1922 | 2,205 | -35.8% |
| 1923 | 2,169 | -1.6% |
| 1924 | 34,136 | +1473.8% |
| 1925 | 30,846 | -9.6% |
| 1926 | 40,532 | +31.4% |
| 1927 | 33,889 | -16.4% |
| 1928 | 32,580 | -3.9% |
| 1929 | 49,073 | +50.6% |
| 1930 | 46,769 | -4.7% |
| 1931 | 47,850 | +2.3% |
| 1932 | 31,589 | -34.0% |
| 1933 | 44,589 | +41.2% |
| 1934 | 45,320 | +1.6% |
| 1935 | 45,284 | -0.1% |
| 1936 | 47,966 | +5.9% |
| 1937 | 48,783 | +1.7% |
| 1938 | 46,621 | -4.4% |
| 1939 | 53,263 | +14.2% |
| 1940 | 53,043 | -0.4% |
| 1941 | 38,690 | -27.1% |
| 1942 | 32,172 | -16.8% |
| 1943 | 32,261 | +0.3% |
| 1944 | 28,828 | -10.6% |
| 1945 | 30,812 | +6.9% |
| 1946 | 36,784 | +19.4% |
| 1947 | 39,784 | +8.2% |
| 1948 | 38,136 | -4.1% |
| 1949 | 37,812 | -0.8% |
| 1950 | 44,530 | +17.8% |
| 1951 | 52,145 | +17.1% |
| 1952 | 48,939 | -6.1% |
| 1953 | 49,626 | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 43,569 | -12.2% |
| 1955 | 60,004 | +37.7% |
| 1956 | 59,790 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 53,575 | -10.4% |
| 1958 | 44,748 | -16.5% |
| 1959 | 67,246 | +50.3% |
| 1960 | 58,937 | -12.4% |
| 1961 | 62,103 | +5.4% |
| 1962 | 63,485 | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 67,839 | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 71,719 | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 70,932 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 76,648 | +8.1% |
| 1967 | 89,205 | +16.4% |
| 1968 | 95,971 | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 99,679 | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 106,162 | +6.5% |
| 1971 | 107,607 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 109,531 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 108,923 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 115,008 | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 109,169 | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 113,644 | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 125,169 | +10.1% |
| 1978 | 133,382 | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 138,446 | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 136,625 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 132,163 | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 127,756 | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 128,443 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 128,348 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 137,218 | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 140,199 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 142,813 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 144,915 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 149,248 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 157,343 | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 160,602 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 167,247 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 164,111 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 161,699 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 164,693 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 169,903 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 165,738 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 174,082 | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 177,044 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 178,904 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 181,390 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 174,249 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 173,134 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 172,853 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 172,315 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 172,221 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 170,413 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 151,367 | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 124,565 | -17.7% |
| 2010 | 119,910 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 105,668 | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 107,416 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 108,343 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 108,169 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 112,925 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 112,658 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 110,829 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 111,877 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 104,312 | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 88,082 | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 91,862 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 89,994 | -2.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 89,994 is below the median for high income countries, which is 90,409, 100% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 89,994 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 102,006, 88% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | +1473.8% | 2,169 | 34,136 |
| 1880 | +65.8% | 2,770 | 4,594 |
| 1850 | +59.6% | 3,287 | 5,245 |
| 1929 | +50.6% | 32,580 | 49,073 |
| 1959 | +50.3% | 44,748 | 67,246 |
| 1851 | -40.3% | 5,245 | 3,130 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 1,628 | 1,626 | 1,630 | 10 |
| 1760s | 1,633 | 1,630 | 1,635 | 10 |
| 1770s | 1,725 | 1,635 | 1,815 | 10 |
| 1780s | 1,996 | 1,835 | 2,157 | 10 |
| 1790s | 2,270 | 2,192 | 2,348 | 10 |
| 1800s | 2,535 | 2,365 | 2,706 | 10 |
| 1810s | 2,979 | 2,745 | 3,215 | 10 |
| 1820s | 3,427 | 3,267 | 3,587 | 10 |
| 1830s | 3,741 | 3,622 | 3,860 | 10 |
| 1840s | 3,587 | 3,287 | 3,886 | 10 |
| 1850s | 3,244 | 2,931 | 5,245 | 10 |
| 1860s | 2,871 | 2,832 | 2,909 | 10 |
| 1870s | 2,795 | 2,770 | 2,823 | 10 |
| 1880s | 3,056 | 2,625 | 4,594 | 10 |
| 1890s | 2,587 | 2,561 | 2,614 | 10 |
| 1900s | 2,614 | 2,553 | 2,681 | 10 |
| 1910s | 3,574 | 2,678 | 3,899 | 10 |
| 1920s | 23,278 | 2,169 | 49,073 | 10 |
| 1930s | 45,803 | 31,589 | 53,263 | 10 |
| 1940s | 36,832 | 28,828 | 53,043 | 10 |
| 1950s | 52,417 | 43,569 | 67,246 | 10 |
| 1960s | 75,652 | 58,937 | 99,679 | 10 |
| 1970s | 116,704 | 106,162 | 138,446 | 10 |
| 1980s | 136,773 | 127,756 | 149,248 | 10 |
| 1990s | 166,246 | 157,343 | 177,044 | 10 |
| 2000s | 167,141 | 124,565 | 181,390 | 10 |
| 2010s | 110,211 | 104,312 | 119,910 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89,979 | 88,082 | 91,862 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 99 Hungary 93,676 compare
- 100 Mozambique 93,012 compare
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- 103 Uruguay 83,677 compare
- 104 Democratic Republic of Congo 82,418 compare
- 105 Cote d'Ivoire 80,310 compare
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- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.6838 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 55.17 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long run air pollution in Ireland?
- Long run air pollution in Ireland was 89,994 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 181,390 in 2001.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,626 in 1750.
- How does Ireland rank for long run air pollution?
- Ireland ranks 102nd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long run air pollution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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