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Ireland: Carbon intensity of electricity generation

270.72gCO2e per kWh · 2025-38.5% since 2015

Emissions per unit of electricity generated, as estimated by Ember. Annual figures for Ireland from 1990 to 2025.

19902025

Every year

YearValue (gCO2e per kWh)Note
2025270.719
2024270.767
2023282.435
2022330.778
2021352.079
2020291.387
2019311.759
2018362.371
2017404.125
2016442.442
2015440.036
2014445.785
2013462.295
2012482.916
2011456.176
2010478.48
2009486.419
2008517.207
2007535.261
2006559.668
2005593.359
2004591.548
2003595.61
2002615.726
2001641.521
2000632.713
1999640.47
1998656.787
1997667.888
1996675.835
1995691.804
1994687.969
1993693.486
1992704.632
1991692.824
1990695.496

Source

Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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Ember (2026). Carbon intensity of electricity generation. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-carbon-intensity (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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