Energy consumption in Ireland

The most important figure in the energy balance of Ireland is the total consumption of

30.63 billion kWh

of electric energy per year. Per capita this is an average of 6,085 kWh.

Ireland could be self-sufficient with domestically produced energy. The total production of all electric energy producing facilities is 33 bn kWh, which is 108 percent of the country's own usage. Despite this, Ireland trades energy with foreign countries. Along with pure consumption, the production, imports and exports play an important role. Other energy sources, such as natural gas or crude oil are also used.

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Energy Balance

Electricity	total	Ireland per capita	USA per capita
Own consumption	30.63 bn kWh	6,085.04 kWh	11,744.38 kWh
Production	33.09 bn kWh	6,573.99 kWh	12,198.66 kWh
Import	1.76 bn kWh	349.88 kWh	185.15 kWh
Export	1.91 bn kWh	380.08 kWh	42.59 kWh
100.0% of the country's population (as of 2020) has access to electricity.
Crude Oil	Barrel/day	Ireland per capita	USA per capita
Own consumption	159,100.00 bbl	0.032 bbl	0.062 bbl
Production	600.00 bbl	0.000 bbl	0.054 bbl
Import	60,300.00 bbl	0.012 bbl	0.023 bbl
Natural Gas	Cubic meters	Ireland per capita	USA per capita
Own consumption	5.49 bn m³	1,091.16 m³	2,583.79 m³
Production	2.65 bn m³	526.91 m³	2,914.02 m³
Import	2.85 bn m³	565.65 m³	239.57 m³
Export	0.00 m³	0.00 m³	567.66 m³

CO₂ emissions

	CO₂ emissions in 2019	Ireland per capita	USA per capita
total	35.75 m t	7.25 t	14.52 t
› of which diesel + gasoline	23.08 bn t	4,677.42 t	7,179.51 t
› of which natural gas	10.97 bn t	2,222.18 t	5,073.94 t
› of which coal	1.43 bn t	289.81 t	3,246.58 t

Development of CO₂ emissions from 1960 to 2019 in million tons
See also: CO₂ equivalents by country

Production capacities per energy source

The given production capacities for electric energy have a theoretical value, which can only be obtained under ideal conditions. They are measuring the generatable amount of energy, that would be reached under permanent and full use of all capacities of all power plants.

In practice this isn't possible, because e.g. solar collectors are less efficient under clouds. Also wind- and water-power plants are not always operating under full load. All these values are only useful in relation to other energy sources or countries.

Energy source	total in Ireland	Percentage in Ireland	Percentage USA	per capita in Ireland	per capita USA
Fossil fuels	57.87 bn kWh	57,8 %	59,9 %	11,498.39 kWh	2.06 kWh
Nuclear power	0.00 kWh	0,0 %	19,5 %	0.00 kWh	0.67 kWh
Solar energy	200.25 m kWh	0,2 %	3,2 %	39.79 kWh	0.11 kWh
Wind power	34.84 bn kWh	34,8 %	8,3 %	6,922.91 kWh	0.29 kWh
Water power	3.70 bn kWh	3,7 %	7,0 %	736.06 kWh	0.24 kWh
Tidal Power Plants	0.00 kWh	0,0 %	0,0 %	0.00 kWh	0.00 kWh
Geothermics	0.00 kWh	0,0 %	0,4 %	0.00 kWh	0.01 kWh
Biomass	3.60 bn kWh	3,6 %	1,7 %	716.16 kWh	0.06 kWh

Note: The sum of each data in this table adds up to 100.10 percent and may not be accurate. Worlddata.info receives this data from the US Office of Public Affairs (CIA) and will not make any presumptuous changes to it.

Usage of renewable energies

Renewable energy includes wind, solar, biomass and geothermal energy sources. This means all energy sources that renew themselves within a short time or are permanently available. Energy from hydropower is only partly a renewable energy. This is certainly the case with river or tidal power plants. Otherwise, numerous dams or reservoirs also produce mixed forms, e.g. by pumping water into their reservoirs at night and recovering energy from them during the day when there is an increased demand for electricity. Since it is not possible to clearly determine the amount of generated energy, all energy from hydropower is displayed separately.

In 2019, renewable energy accounted for around 12.3 percent of actual total consumption in Ireland. The following chart shows the percentage share from 1990 to 2019:

Greenhouse gases emissions by countryMethane and CO₂ are the main greenhouse gases. This list names the biggest polluters by country.

Global warming by continentsAvg. temperatures from 1950 to 2023. Increased in Europe and North America - Antarctic colder again.

Chinese - Worldwide distributionInternational distribution of mother tongue Chinese including regional allocations. Mainly in in China.