Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Ireland
Ireland: Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP was 0.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Ireland, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.7% for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Ireland peaked at 0.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.
That places Ireland 47th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.8% | — |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -24.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +29.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +14.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -8.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.7× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 1.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 5 |
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 explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Ireland?
- Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Ireland was 0.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
- How does Ireland rank for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp?
- Ireland ranks 47th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of total GDP (%).