Euro area vs Ireland: GDP per unit of energy use

Euro area
23.9 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
in 2024
Ireland
57.05 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
in 2024
Euro area rank
1st
Ireland rank
1st

GDP per unit of energy use over time

  • Euro area
  • Ireland
0204060199020072024

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 57.05 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 23.9 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Euro area, a difference of 33.15 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent.

That makes Ireland's figure about 2.4 times Euro area's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 47 groups.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 5.63 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 6.17 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 0.5404 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Ireland
2000s 8.04 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 11.25 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 3.2 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Ireland
2010s 12.43 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 22.5 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 10.07 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Ireland
2020s 20.19 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 48.97 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 28.78 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per unit of energy use, Euro area or Ireland?
Ireland, at 57.05 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 23.9 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Euro area as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp per unit of energy use between Euro area and Ireland?
33.15 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Ireland?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Euro area and Ireland rank globally for gdp per unit of energy use?
Euro area ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent)
Unit
PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 6,469 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

GDP per unit of energy use is the PPP GDP per kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to current international dollars using purchasing power parity rates based on the 2017 ICP round. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.