Electricity generation from coal in Ireland
Ireland: Electricity generation from coal was 0.16 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from coal in Ireland, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.16 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from coal in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 74.6% on the previous year and down 96.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from coal in Ireland peaked at 7.06 terawatt-hours in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.16 terawatt-hours, in 2025.
Ireland ranks 76th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity generation from coal in Ireland, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.92 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 5.85 terawatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 6.66 terawatt-hours | +13.8% |
| 1993 | 6.62 terawatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 6.68 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 7.02 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 6.99 terawatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 6.79 terawatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 6.74 terawatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 5.83 terawatt-hours | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 6.82 terawatt-hours | +17.0% |
| 2001 | 7.06 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 6.82 terawatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 6.2 terawatt-hours | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 6.23 terawatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 6.39 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 5.88 terawatt-hours | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 5.44 terawatt-hours | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 5.14 terawatt-hours | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 4 terawatt-hours | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 3.55 terawatt-hours | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 3.94 terawatt-hours | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 5.02 terawatt-hours | +27.4% |
| 2013 | 4.28 terawatt-hours | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 3.96 terawatt-hours | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 4.87 terawatt-hours | +23.0% |
| 2016 | 4.7 terawatt-hours | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 3.64 terawatt-hours | -22.6% |
| 2018 | 2.15 terawatt-hours | -40.9% |
| 2019 | 0.51 terawatt-hours | -76.3% |
| 2020 | 0.67 terawatt-hours | +31.4% |
| 2021 | 2.72 terawatt-hours | +306.0% |
| 2022 | 2.37 terawatt-hours | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 1.21 terawatt-hours | -48.9% |
| 2024 | 0.63 terawatt-hours | -47.9% |
| 2025 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | -74.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.16 terawatt-hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.33 terawatt-hours, 48% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from coal in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +306.0% | 0.67 terawatt-hours | 2.72 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.51 terawatt-hours | 5.83 terawatt-hours | 7.02 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 6 terawatt-hours | 4 terawatt-hours | 7.06 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.66 terawatt-hours | 0.51 terawatt-hours | 5.02 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 0.16 terawatt-hours | 2.72 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More energy & mining data for Ireland
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 6.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from coal in Ireland?
- Electricity generation from coal in Ireland was 0.16 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from coal recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.06 terawatt-hours in 2001.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from coal recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.16 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- How does Ireland rank for electricity generation from coal?
- Ireland ranks 76th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from coal rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.