Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Ireland
Ireland: Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel was 2,195 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2,195 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
44th
of 219 countries
All-time high
8,051 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1995
All-time low
0 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1900
Years of data
125
1900–2024
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Ireland, 1900–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Ireland is 2,195 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 544.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Ireland peaked at 8,051 kilowatt-hours per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1900.
Ireland ranks 44th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1901 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1902 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1903 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1904 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1905 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1906 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1907 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1908 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1909 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1910 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1911 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1912 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1913 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1914 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1915 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1916 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1917 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1918 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1919 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1920 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1921 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1922 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1923 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1924 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1925 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1926 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1927 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1928 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1929 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1930 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1931 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1932 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1933 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1934 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1935 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1936 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1937 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1938 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1939 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1940 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1941 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1942 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1943 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1944 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1945 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1946 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1947 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1948 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1949 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1950 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1951 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1952 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1953 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1954 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1955 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1956 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1957 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1958 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1959 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1960 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980 | 2,773 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1981 | 4,206 kilowatt-hours per person | +51.6% |
| 1982 | 6,132 kilowatt-hours per person | +45.8% |
| 1983 | 6,575 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 6,876 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 7,264 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 4,921 kilowatt-hours per person | -32.3% |
| 1987 | 4,923 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5,950 kilowatt-hours per person | +20.9% |
| 1989 | 6,744 kilowatt-hours per person | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 6,900 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 7,035 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 6,898 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 7,791 kilowatt-hours per person | +13.0% |
| 1994 | 7,895 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 8,051 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 7,701 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 6,705 kilowatt-hours per person | -12.9% |
| 1998 | 4,897 kilowatt-hours per person | -27.0% |
| 1999 | 3,797 kilowatt-hours per person | -22.5% |
| 2000 | 3,354 kilowatt-hours per person | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 2,269 kilowatt-hours per person | -32.4% |
| 2002 | 2,206 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 1,812 kilowatt-hours per person | -17.8% |
| 2004 | 2,189 kilowatt-hours per person | +20.8% |
| 2005 | 1,438 kilowatt-hours per person | -34.3% |
| 2006 | 1,243 kilowatt-hours per person | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 1,086 kilowatt-hours per person | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 1,020 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 901.51 kilowatt-hours per person | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 635.15 kilowatt-hours per person | -29.5% |
| 2011 | 525.37 kilowatt-hours per person | -17.3% |
| 2012 | 476.78 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 405.48 kilowatt-hours per person | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 340.54 kilowatt-hours per person | -16.0% |
| 2015 | 294.69 kilowatt-hours per person | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 6,778 kilowatt-hours per person | +2200.0% |
| 2017 | 7,678 kilowatt-hours per person | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 7,310 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 5,644 kilowatt-hours per person | -22.8% |
| 2020 | 4,366 kilowatt-hours per person | -22.6% |
| 2021 | 3,275 kilowatt-hours per person | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 2,986 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 2,364 kilowatt-hours per person | -20.8% |
| 2024 | 2,195 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 2,195 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.46 kilowatt-hours per person, 82.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +2200.0% | 294.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,778 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,636 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,773 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,264 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,767 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,797 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,051 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,752 kilowatt-hours per person | 901.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,354 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,009 kilowatt-hours per person | 294.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,678 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,037 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,195 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,366 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 41 Myanmar 2,537 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 42 Indonesia 2,514 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 43 Iraq 2,327 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 45 Nigeria 2,138 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 46 Gabon 2,037 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 47 China, People's Republic of 1,865 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Ireland
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 5.2% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 0.9% (2025)
- Fuel exports 0.3% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 0.6% (2025)
- Gas production 11.53 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 11.53 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 2,195 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Ireland?
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel in Ireland was 2,195 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fossil fuel production per person, by fuel recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 8,051 kilowatt-hours per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel production per person, by fuel recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 1900.
- How does Ireland rank for fossil fuel production per person, by fuel?
- Ireland ranks 44th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fossil fuel production per person, by fuel rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 544.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.