Ireland Key Figures
- Population:
- 5.15 million
- GDP growth rate:
- -3.2 %/year
- Energy independence:
- 21.1%
Data of the last year available: 2023
- Total consumption/GDP:*
- 38.6 (2005=100)
- CO2 Emissions:
- 6.02 tCO2/capita
- Rate of T&D power losses:
- 7.50%
* at purchasing power parity
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Ireland Total Energy Consumption
In 2023, consumption per capita was 2.6 toe (down from 3.2 toe in 2010) and 7% below the EU average. Per capita electricity consumption was almost 6100 kWh in 2023, 13% above the EU average.
Graph: CONSUMPTION TRENDS BY ENERGY SOURCE (Mtoe)
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Ireland Crude Oil Production
There is currently no oil production. Providence Resources was the first company to report commercially viable oil flow from its Barryroe well in 2012.
Ireland imports all its crude oil and about 90% of its refined product needs. Ireland's oil dependency is among the highest in the EU.
Ireland has just one oil refinery, the Whitegate refinery located in Cork, with a capacity of 75 kb/d. It processes crude, mainly sourced from the North Sea, North Africa, and West Africa.
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Ireland Oil Products Consumption
The consumption of oil products has remained relatively stable since 2013 at around 6 Mt, apart from an 8% drop in 2020. Previously, it decreased rapidly between 2006 and 2013 (-6%/year).
Transport absorbs 61% of oil demand (2023), followed by the residential-tertiary sector (27%) and industry (10%) (including non-energy uses).
Graph: OIL CONSUMPTION (Mt)
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Graph: OIL CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2023, %)
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Ireland Natural Gas Consumption
Natural gas decreased by 20% in 2023, continuing its downward trend (-5% in 2021. It rose between 2016 and 2020 (+1.9%/year), after a 16% rebound in 2015. It decreased sharply (-5.5%/year) between its peak level in 2010 at 5.5 bcm and 2014, as a result of a reduction in power generation from gas (-10%/year).
Graph: NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION (bcm)
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Ireland Coal Consumption
The consumption of coal and peat dropped from 6 Mt in 2016 to 1.5 Mt in 2023 (-75%).
Graph: COAL CONSUMPTION (Mt)
The electricity sector absorbs 50% of coal and peat consumption (down from 61% in 2022), followed by the residential-tertiary sector with 36%.
Graph: COAL CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2023, %)
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Ireland Power Consumption
Electricity consumption has increased by 2.2%/year since 2014, reaching 31.5 TWh in 2023. It decreased between 2008 and 2012 (-2.3%/year), driven by the economic crisis.
Graph: ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION (TWh)
Services are the largest electricity consumers with 48%, followed by households (27%) and industry (21%) (2023).
Graph: ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2023, %)
Ireland Renewable in % Electricity Production
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Interactive Chart Ireland Share of Renewables in Electricity Production (incl hydro)
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Ireland CO2 Fuel Combustion/CO2 Emissions
In 2023, GHG emissions decreased by 4% to 61 MtCO2e (including LULUCF). This is the lowest level in three decades and below the 1990 baseline. In 2022, GHG emissions decreased by 9%, reaching 63 MtCO2. In 2021, emissions had increased by 5% in 2021 to 69.4 MtCO2, 12% above their 1990 level. Emissions decreased by 2.7%/year between 2017 and 2020; previously, they had been increasing by 1.6%/year since 2012. These emissions fell by 15%, from their 2005 peak level of 78 MtCO2 to 65 MtCO2 in 2012, because of the economic crisis.