IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Ireland
Ireland: IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil was 1.52 Index in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.52 Index
Change on year
down 21.1%
World rank
67th
of 136 countries
All-time high
71.64 Index
in 1978
All-time low
0.4489 Index
in 2018
Years of data
66
1960–2025
IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Ireland, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2025, ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Ireland stood at 1.52 Index.
The figure is down 21.1% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Ireland peaked at 71.64 Index in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.4489 Index, in 2018.
That places Ireland 67th out of 136 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.48 Index | — |
| 1961 | 21.44 Index | +291.2% |
| 1962 | 30.57 Index | +42.6% |
| 1963 | 37.53 Index | +22.8% |
| 1964 | 43.28 Index | +15.3% |
| 1965 | 45.46 Index | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 50.56 Index | +11.2% |
| 1967 | 53.85 Index | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 47.01 Index | -12.7% |
| 1969 | 49.69 Index | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 53.79 Index | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 62.86 Index | +16.9% |
| 1972 | 64.13 Index | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 66.32 Index | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 65.61 Index | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 67.78 Index | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 65.5 Index | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 66.72 Index | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 71.64 Index | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 67.78 Index | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 60.43 Index | -10.8% |
| 1981 | 44.12 Index | -27.0% |
| 1982 | 28.44 Index | -35.5% |
| 1983 | 22.19 Index | -22.0% |
| 1984 | 20.08 Index | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 20.65 Index | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 43.7 Index | +111.7% |
| 1987 | 21.32 Index | -51.2% |
| 1988 | 7.52 Index | -64.7% |
| 1989 | 5.29 Index | -29.7% |
| 1990 | 10.04 Index | +89.7% |
| 1991 | 16.29 Index | +62.3% |
| 1992 | 15.67 Index | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 14.5 Index | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 16.85 Index | +16.3% |
| 1995 | 15.22 Index | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 14.2 Index | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 17.6 Index | +23.9% |
| 1998 | 23.22 Index | +32.0% |
| 1999 | 28.34 Index | +22.0% |
| 2000 | 19.59 Index | -30.9% |
| 2001 | 21.12 Index | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 15.01 Index | -28.9% |
| 2003 | 9.87 Index | -34.2% |
| 2004 | 12.73 Index | +29.0% |
| 2005 | 13.02 Index | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 10.44 Index | -19.8% |
| 2007 | 6.69 Index | -35.9% |
| 2008 | 5.7 Index | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 3.28 Index | -42.5% |
| 2010 | 2.14 Index | -34.8% |
| 2011 | 0.858 Index | -59.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8666 Index | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7362 Index | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9991 Index | +35.7% |
| 2015 | 1.44 Index | +44.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9651 Index | -33.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4608 Index | -52.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4489 Index | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.915 Index | +103.8% |
| 2020 | 1.21 Index | +32.3% |
| 2021 | 4.58 Index | +278.2% |
| 2022 | 3.18 Index | -30.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7214 Index | -77.3% |
| 2024 | 1.93 Index | +167.7% |
| 2025 | 1.52 Index | -21.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 1.52 Index is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7507 Index, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 1.52 Index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4725 Index, 3.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +291.2% | 5.48 Index | 21.44 Index |
| 2021 | +278.2% | 1.21 Index | 4.58 Index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.49 Index | 5.48 Index | 53.85 Index | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.21 Index | 53.79 Index | 71.64 Index | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.37 Index | 5.29 Index | 60.43 Index | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.19 Index | 10.04 Index | 28.34 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.74 Index | 3.28 Index | 21.12 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.983 Index | 0.4489 Index | 2.14 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.19 Index | 0.7214 Index | 4.58 Index | 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 ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Ireland?
- Ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Ireland was 1.52 Index in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 71.64 Index in 1978.
- What is the lowest ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4489 Index in 2018.
- How does Ireland rank for ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil?
- Ireland ranks 67th out of 136 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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