Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Wood fuel — Production, per capita was 0.0437 m3 per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood fuel — production, per capita in Ireland is 0.0437 m3 per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production, per capita in Ireland peaked at 0.0664 m3 per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 m3 per person, in 1973.
Ireland ranks 135th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | m3 per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0258 m3 per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0194 m3 per person | -25.0% |
| 1963 | 0.02 m3 per person | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0157 m3 per person | -21.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0163 m3 per person | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0187 m3 per person | +14.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0196 m3 per person | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 0.012 m3 per person | -38.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0116 m3 per person | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.023 m3 per person | +98.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0087 m3 per person | -62.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0069 m3 per person | -20.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0016 m3 per person | -76.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0032 m3 per person | +96.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0022 m3 per person | -31.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0022 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0018 m3 per person | -15.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0063 m3 per person | +245.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0116 m3 per person | +83.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0114 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0113 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0178 m3 per person | +57.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0177 m3 per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0176 m3 per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0175 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0175 m3 per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0175 m3 per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0142 m3 per person | -19.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0142 m3 per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0142 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0141 m3 per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0141 m3 per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0159 m3 per person | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0167 m3 per person | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0177 m3 per person | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0181 m3 per person | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0171 m3 per person | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0197 m3 per person | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0194 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0192 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0083 m3 per person | -56.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0086 m3 per person | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0075 m3 per person | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0048 m3 per person | -36.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0046 m3 per person | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0037 m3 per person | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0073 m3 per person | +94.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0116 m3 per person | +59.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0369 m3 per person | +218.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0397 m3 per person | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0425 m3 per person | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0445 m3 per person | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0453 m3 per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0443 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0431 m3 per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0664 m3 per person | +54.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0344 m3 per person | -48.2% |
| 2018 | 0.038 m3 per person | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0575 m3 per person | +51.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0566 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0413 m3 per person | -27.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0437 m3 per person | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.045 m3 per person | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0437 m3 per person | -2.8% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.0437 m3 per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0756 m3 per person, 58% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.0437 m3 per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2587 m3 per person, 17% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood fuel — Production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +245.1% | 0.0018 m3 per person | 0.0063 m3 per person |
| 2009 | +218.4% | 0.0116 m3 per person | 0.0369 m3 per person |
| 1970 | +98.3% | 0.0116 m3 per person | 0.023 m3 per person |
| 1974 | +96.7% | 0.0016 m3 per person | 0.0032 m3 per person |
| 2007 | +94.3% | 0.0037 m3 per person | 0.0073 m3 per person |
| 1979 | +83.3% | 0.0063 m3 per person | 0.0116 m3 per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0177 m3 per person | 0.0116 m3 per person | 0.0258 m3 per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0067 m3 per person | 0.0016 m3 per person | 0.023 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0157 m3 per person | 0.0113 m3 per person | 0.0178 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0167 m3 per person | 0.0141 m3 per person | 0.0197 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0112 m3 per person | 0.0037 m3 per person | 0.0369 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0456 m3 per person | 0.0344 m3 per person | 0.0664 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0461 m3 per person | 0.0413 m3 per person | 0.0566 m3 per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 132 Saint Lucia 0.0485 m3 per person compare
- 133 British Virgin Islands 0.0462 m3 per person compare
- 134 New Caledonia 0.0458 m3 per person compare
- 136 Azerbaijan 0.0414 m3 per person compare
- 137 Jordan 0.0365 m3 per person compare
- 138 Maldives 0.0321 m3 per person compare
More environment data for Ireland
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.9662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood fuel — production, per capita in Ireland?
- Wood fuel — production, per capita in Ireland was 0.0437 m3 per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0664 m3 per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 m3 per person in 1973.
- How does Ireland rank for wood fuel — production, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 135th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel — production, per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood fuel — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood fuel — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wood fuel — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.