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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
Previous Year
Latest Year
   
History
Ireland
Europe
OECD
World
Rank
 Ireland
Total Oil Production -0.6140 , -0.1978 , -0.1122 , -0.1368 , -0.1320 , -0.1424 , -0.2300 , -0.2102 , -0.1005 , -0.0744 , -0.2111 , -0.2297 , -0.2298 , -0.2438 , -0.3764 , -0.2515 , -0.2527 , -0.3686 , -0.4165 , -0.3654 , -0.4064 , -0.2251 , -0.1194 , -0.0421 , -0.1534 , -0.0512 , -0.6236 , -0.5571 , -0.4595 , -0.2957 , 1.0750 , 0.7256 , 0.7256
(1980-2012)
0.73 4,269 21,620 87,329 110 0.73
Crude Oil Production 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000
(1980-2012)
0.00 3,424 14,908 74,136 93 0.00
Consumption 119.0000 , 104.0000 , 92.0000 , 83.0000 , 85.0000 , 84.0000 , 99.0000 , 89.0000 , 80.0000 , 83.0000 , 92.0000 , 99.0000 , 101.0000 , 104.0000 , 114.0000 , 117.0000 , 122.0000 , 134.0000 , 150.0000 , 168.0000 , 169.9809 , 182.4274 , 179.4055 , 176.2438 , 181.7541 , 191.9096 , 202.2055 , 194.0301 , 191.5136 , 162.6849 , 161.4411 , 144.9918 , 131.0328
(1980-2012)
144.99 15,005 46,495 88,254 61 131.03
Estimated Petroleum Net Exports -119.6140 , -104.1978 , -92.1122 , -83.1368 , -85.1320 , -84.1424 , -99.2300 , -89.2102 , -80.1005 , -83.0744 , -92.2111 , -99.2297 , -101.2298 , -104.2438 , -114.3764 , -117.2515 , -122.2527 , -134.3686 , -150.4165 , -168.3654 , -170.3873 , -182.6525 , -179.5249 , -176.2859 , -181.9075 , -191.9608 , -202.8291 , -194.5872 , -191.9731 , -162.9806 , -160.3661 , -144.2662 , -130.3072
(1980-2012)
-144.27 -10,736 -24,875 -- 37 -130.31
Refinery Capacity 56.0000 , 56.0000 , 56.0000 , 56.0000 , 56.0000 , 56.0000 , 56.0000 , 56.0000 , 56.0000 , 56.0000 , 56.0000 , 56.0000 , 56.0000 , 56.0000 , 52.5000 , 52.5000 , 55.0000 , 65.0000 , 61.7500 , 66.5000 , 71.2500 , 71.2500 , 71.2500 , 71.2500 , 71.2500 , 71.0000 , 71.0000 , 71.0000 , 71.0000 , 71.0000 , 71.0000 , 71.0000 , 71.0000
(1980-2012)
71 16,787 45,873 88,097 82 71
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000
(1980-2013)
0.00 12 NA NA 90 0.00
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
Previous Year
Latest Year
   
History
Ireland
Europe
World
Rank
 
 Ireland
Production 32.2073 , 49.0879 , 72.2192 , 77.5517 , 82.2486 , 87.1574 , 59.3292 , 59.0820 , 71.1597 , 80.4476 , 82.0000 , 84.0000 , 82.9190 , 94.2200 , 95.8500 , 98.1100 , 94.5736 , 83.3434 , 61.5187 , 48.2403 , 41.8836 , 28.7817 , 29.5940 , 23.7670 , 30.1943 , 20.2002 , 17.9400 , 16.1390 , 15.4680 , 13.8082 , 13.6669 , 12.2543
(1980-2011)
13.67 10,836 111,954 70   12.25
Consumption 32.0000 , 49.0000 , 72.9961 , 77.3752 , 82.2486 , 87.0000 , 59.0000 , 58.8348 , 71.1950 , 80.0000 , 82.0000 , 84.0000 , 82.9900 , 94.1900 , 95.8500 , 101.5700 , 113.9615 , 118.3759 , 117.7402 , 124.5207 , 141.7191 , 148.3230 , 151.4307 , 152.1370 , 156.5161 , 147.6520 , 167.0046 , 180.3890 , 182.8611 , 177.2460 , 194.4444 , 171.0659
(1980-2011)
194.44 20,378 113,321 54   171.07
Net Export/Imports(-) 0.0000 , 0.0000 , 0.0000 , -0.1770 , -0.1100 , -3.4300 , -19.4233 , -34.9619 , -56.2215 , -76.2804 , -99.8355 , -119.5060 , -122.6137 , -128.3700 , -121.4836 , -123.5319 , -147.8639 , -160.7539 , -169.4414 , -163.4378 , -180.7775 , -158.5290
(1990-2011)
-180.78 -9,308 -- 27   -158.53
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)		 1.0000 , 0.9500 , 0.8600 , 0.7000 , 0.8000 , 0.9000 , 1.9400 , 1.9000 , 1.8000 , 1.7300 , 1.7000 , 1.7000 , 0.7000 , 0.6130 , 0.5180 , 0.4180 , 0.3770 , 0.7000 , 0.7000 , 0.7000 , 0.7000 , 0.7000 , 0.7000 , 0.7000 , 0.7000 , 0.3500 , 0.3500 , 0.3500 , 0.3500 , 0.3500 , 0.3500 , 0.3500 , 0.3500
(1980-2013)
0.35 147 NA 71   0.35
Coal (Million Short Tons)
Previous Year
Latest Year
   
History
Ireland
Europe
World
Rank
 
 Ireland
Production 0.0661 , 0.0761 , 0.0683 , 0.0827 , 0.0772 , 0.0628 , 0.0595 , 0.0496 , 0.0463 , 0.0474 , 0.0276 , 0.0011 , 0.0011 , 0.0011 , 0.0000 , 0.0011 , 0.0320 , 0.0342 , 0.0331 , 0.0342 , 0.0518 , 0.0518 , 0.0606 , 0.0562 , 0.0606 , 0.0606 , 0.0617 , 0.0595 , 0.0650 , 0.0783 , 0.0728 , 0.0672
(1980-2011)
0.073 737 7,954 59   0.067
Consumption 1.1773 , 1.4319 , 1.4517 , 1.7152 , 1.6524 , 1.7747 , 2.5541 , 3.5979 , 3.6255 , 3.6453 , 3.6001 , 3.5803 , 3.2849 , 3.2474 , 3.0391 , 3.0203 , 3.3654 , 3.1427 , 3.2661 , 2.8076 , 3.3301 , 3.4083 , 3.1769 , 3.1879 , 3.2695 , 3.3598 , 3.0027 , 2.7734 , 2.6257 , 2.1837 , 2.1793 , 2.3501
(1980-2011)
2.179 966 7,770 57   2.350
Net Export/Imports(-) -1268.7604 , -1416.4701 , -1371.2753 , -1574.1006 , -1517.8827 , -2119.7447 , -2888.0558 , -3192.2937 , -3791.9511 , -3682.8223 , -3440.3138 , -3510.8617 , -3408.3467 , -3251.8185 , -2711.6859 , -3203.3168 , -3114.0296 , -3364.2543 , -3205.5214 , -2664.2866 , -3058.9140 , -3370.8681 , -3207.7261 , -3004.9008 , -3289.2971 , -3376.3797 , -2942.0690 , -2562.8739 , -2826.3263 , -2291.7053 , -1744.9589 , -2536.4184
(1980-2011)
-1.745 -218 -- 34   -2.536
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
Previous Year
Latest Year
   
History
Ireland
Europe
World
Rank
 
 Ireland
Net Generation 9.5400 , 9.4480 , 9.6740 , 9.5980 , 9.7990 , 10.5530 , 10.8510 , 11.6730 , 11.7860 , 12.5880 , 13.2900 , 13.9770 , 14.7780 , 15.1300 , 15.7700 , 16.4960 , 17.7110 , 18.4392 , 19.5670 , 20.3960 , 22.1707 , 23.0527 , 23.2443 , 23.2386 , 23.5817 , 24.0088 , 25.4225 , 26.1398 , 28.1259 , 26.2926 , 26.8342 , 26.0377
(1980-2011)
26.83 3,610 20,225 65   26.04
Net Consumption 8.4460 , 8.3020 , 8.4830 , 8.4350 , 8.6700 , 9.4860 , 9.7790 , 10.6970 , 10.6390 , 11.3880 , 12.0140 , 12.6050 , 13.3720 , 13.7010 , 14.2860 , 14.9680 , 15.9410 , 16.7712 , 17.7280 , 18.7900 , 20.2487 , 20.8957 , 21.7813 , 22.3686 , 23.1197 , 24.0038 , 25.0845 , 25.2978 , 26.3539 , 24.9556 , 25.1822
(1980-2010)
24.96 3,219 17,360 64   25.18
Installed Capacity (GWe) 3.0820 , 3.3320 , 3.4170 , 3.3970 , 3.3270 , 3.1950 , 3.7230 , 3.8800 , 3.8140 , 3.8050 , 3.8070 , 3.8110 , 3.9330 , 3.9330 , 3.9100 , 4.0600 , 4.1940 , 4.3020 , 4.4590 , 4.3520 , 4.7070 , 4.7170 , 5.4280 , 5.6410 , 5.8020 , 6.1520 , 6.4430 , 7.2860 , 7.2020 , 7.4006 , 8.3156
(1980-2010)
7.40 940 4,843 64   8.32
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
Previous Year
Latest Year
   
History
Ireland
Europe
World
Rank
 
 Ireland
Production 0.0428 , 0.0604 , 0.0829 , 0.0882 , 0.0918 , 0.0978 , 0.0708 , 0.0678 , 0.0818 , 0.0896 , 0.0906 , 0.0926 , 0.0922 , 0.1032 , 0.1064 , 0.1068 , 0.1035 , 0.0922 , 0.0738 , 0.0600 , 0.0555 , 0.0405 , 0.0435 , 0.0363 , 0.0443 , 0.0391 , 0.0426 , 0.0438 , 0.0509 , 0.0541 , 0.0502 , 0.0654
(1980-2011)
.050 45 509 113   0.065
Consumption 0.3230 , 0.3119 , 0.3085 , 0.2999 , 0.3076 , 0.3139 , 0.3391 , 0.3399 , 0.3340 , 0.3471 , 0.3677 , 0.3846 , 0.3917 , 0.4032 , 0.4227 , 0.4322 , 0.4589 , 0.4886 , 0.5308 , 0.5649 , 0.6003 , 0.6284 , 0.6245 , 0.6191 , 0.6443 , 0.6641 , 0.7027 , 0.7030 , 0.6932 , 0.6210 , 0.6281 , 0.5933
(1980-2011)
0.628 84 511 72   0.593
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)		 7422.8712 , 6937.0893 , 6696.8439 , 6524.7614 , 6412.5587 , 6348.5040 , 6888.2568 , 6597.4087 , 6160.8740 , 6050.0212 , 5908.8941 , 6064.5418 , 5976.7781 , 5990.9741 , 5938.6179 , 5538.2803 , 5431.8478 , 5178.3771 , 5185.9330 , 4977.1712 , 4823.4727 , 4776.3818 , 4454.3113 , 4229.4610 , 4208.2029 , 4091.9134 , 4291.2484 , 4082.0605 , 4149.0305 , 3996.6249 , 4060.1463 , 3777.3080
(1980-2011)
4,060 5,486 7,452 130   3,777
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
Previous Year
Latest Year
   
History
Ireland
Europe
World
Rank
 
 Ireland
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels
 21.4385 , 20.6326 , 20.1711 , 19.6788 , 19.1057 , 20.0160 , 23.6893 , 24.4287 , 23.5164 , 24.3077 , 25.7343 , 26.8175 , 27.5820 , 28.1505 , 29.3510 , 30.3295 , 31.7334 , 34.4013 , 36.5963 , 38.5505 , 40.6822 , 43.3046 , 42.3721 , 41.4123 , 43.5498 , 44.5391 , 46.0723 , 45.1305 , 45.4857 , 39.3150 , 38.2415 , 36.5683
(1980-2011)
38.24 4,375 31,502 70   36.57

-- = Not applicable; NA = Not available; F = Forecast value
Sources: EIA. For more detailed data, see International Energy Statistics.

Data last updated: May 30, 2013

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