Share of electricity production by source in Ireland
Ireland: Share of electricity production by source was 0.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity production by source in Ireland, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity production by source in Ireland is 0.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 74.5% on the previous year and down 97.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Ireland peaked at 42.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2025.
That places Ireland 76th out of 210 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.
Share of electricity production by source in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.7% | — |
| 1991 | 39.2% | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 42.3% | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 41.1% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 39.8% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 40.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 37.0% | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 34.6% | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 32.3% | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 26.8% | -17.0% |
| 2000 | 28.9% | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 28.7% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 25.0% | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | +27.6% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | -23.8% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -41.4% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -76.1% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +26.1% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +311.3% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -45.3% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -47.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | -74.5% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 1.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity production by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +311.3% | 2.1% | 8.6% |
| 2019 | -76.1% | 6.9% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.5% | 26.8% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.2% | 14.3% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 1.7% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 0.5% | 8.6% | 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 share of electricity production by source in Ireland?
- Share of electricity production by source in Ireland was 0.5% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2025.
- How does Ireland rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Ireland ranks 76th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.