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Ireland: Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions

1.23Mt CO2e · 2024+8.9% since 2014

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from fugitive emissions (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.1.bc Petroleum Refining - Manufacture of Solid Fuels and Other Energy Industries, 1.B.1 Solid Fuels, 1.B.2 Oil and Natural Gas, 5.B. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Reported as: Energy. Annual figures for Ireland from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (Mt CO2e)Note
20241.233
20231.246
20221.251
20211.247
20201.259
20191.285
20181.308
20171.3
20161.273
20151.14
20141.133
20131.126
20121.119
20111.116
20101.113
20091.108
20081.113
20071.117
20061.113
20051.103
20041.116
20031.898
20021.047
20011.009
20000.942
19990.552
19980.167
19970.526
19960.862
19950.801
19940.754
19930.694
19920.626
19910.558
19900.502
19890.448
19880.391
19870.333
19860.312
19850.322
19840.302
19830.28
19820.271
19810.242
19800.223
19790.199
19780.136
19770.149
19760.152
19750.156
19740.157
19730.155
19720.159
19710.162
19700.171

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Joint Research Centre, European Commission, International Energy Agency. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-methane-ch4-emissions-from-fugitive-emissions (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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