Electricity production in the United Kingdom in Ireland
Ireland: Electricity production in the United Kingdom was 1.02 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production in the United Kingdom in Ireland, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production in the united kingdom in Ireland is 1.02 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 112.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production in the united kingdom in Ireland peaked at 1.02 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
That places Ireland 51st out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production in the United Kingdom in Ireland, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1997 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +166.7% |
| 1998 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.11 terawatt-hours | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | +38.5% |
| 2008 | 0.22 terawatt-hours | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 0.26 terawatt-hours | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 0.31 terawatt-hours | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.44 terawatt-hours | +29.4% |
| 2013 | 0.49 terawatt-hours | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 0.54 terawatt-hours | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 0.48 terawatt-hours | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.68 terawatt-hours | +41.7% |
| 2017 | 0.74 terawatt-hours | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.85 terawatt-hours | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 0.85 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.92 terawatt-hours | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.99 terawatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 1.01 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.83 terawatt-hours | -17.8% |
| 2024 | 1 terawatt-hours | +20.5% |
| 2025 | 1.02 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 1.02 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.42 terawatt-hours, 2.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 1.02 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.77 terawatt-hours, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production in the United Kingdom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +166.7% | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 0.08 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.029 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.09 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.139 terawatt-hours | 0.08 terawatt-hours | 0.26 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.572 terawatt-hours | 0.31 terawatt-hours | 0.85 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9617 terawatt-hours | 0.83 terawatt-hours | 1.02 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 production in the united kingdom in Ireland?
- Electricity production in the united kingdom in Ireland was 1.02 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity production in the united kingdom recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity production in the united kingdom recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Ireland rank for electricity production in the united kingdom?
- Ireland ranks 51st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production in the united kingdom rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity production in the United Kingdom. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.