Ireland: metered electricity consumption by data centres vs Fossil CO2 emissions per capita in Ireland
In 2024, ireland: metered electricity consumption by data centres in Ireland was 6,973 GWh; fossil CO2 emissions per capita was 6.34 tonnes per capita.
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Ireland, annual figures, spaced by time from 2020 to 2024 . Different units, drawn on separate scales and clipped to the years both series publish; earlier history stays on each indicator’s own page. Read the values, not the heights.
Ireland: metered electricity consumption by data centres
Unit: GWh · 5 observations
Fossil CO2 emissions per capita
Unit: tonnes per capita · 5 observations
Estimates are listed as such in the table below
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| Period | Ireland: metered electricity consumption by data centres | Fossil CO2 emissions per capita |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3,030 GWh CSO | 7.03 tonnes per capita GCP |
| 2021 | 4,012 GWh CSO | 7.45 tonnes per capita GCP |
| 2022 | 5,273 GWh CSO | 7.18 tonnes per capita GCP |
| 2023 | 6,339 GWh CSO | 6.46 tonnes per capita GCP |
| 2024 | 6,973 GWh CSO | 6.34 tonnes per capita GCP |
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Ireland: metered electricity consumption by data centres
Electricity recorded at Irish mains-network meters identified by CSO as primarily data-centre activity; July 2026 release vintage.
5 observations charted in Ireland (of 6 annual records) · source organisations: CSO
Fossil CO2 emissions per capita
Annual fossil carbon dioxide emissions per capita from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes.
5 observations charted in Ireland (of 35 annual records) · source organisations: GCP
Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON
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