Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Ireland
Ireland: Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables was 25,630 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Ireland, 1979–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2025, per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Ireland stood at 25,630 kilowatt-hours per person. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Ireland peaked at 46,382 kilowatt-hours per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 25,630 kilowatt-hours per person, in 2025.
Ireland ranks 32nd of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30,021 kilowatt-hours per person | 30,021 kilowatt-hours per person | 30,021 kilowatt-hours per person | 1 |
| 1980s | 28,515 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,402 kilowatt-hours per person | 31,161 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,468 kilowatt-hours per person | 32,843 kilowatt-hours per person | 42,927 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 43,403 kilowatt-hours per person | 36,633 kilowatt-hours per person | 46,382 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,913 kilowatt-hours per person | 31,117 kilowatt-hours per person | 37,436 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,495 kilowatt-hours per person | 25,630 kilowatt-hours per person | 29,133 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 29 Poland 26,194 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 30 Norway 26,096 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 31 Greece 25,724 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 33 Austria 25,187 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 34 New Zealand 24,629 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 35 Spain 22,434 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Ireland
- Fuel imports 6.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.6% (2024)
- Gas production 11.53 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 2,195 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 11.53 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 2,195 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.4% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 8.2% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 50.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Ireland?
- Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Ireland was 25,630 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 46,382 kilowatt-hours per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,630 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- How does Ireland rank for per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables?
- Ireland ranks 32nd out of 75 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.