Ireland - Electricity production from oil sources (% of total)

Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Ireland was 1.45 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 71.64 in 1978, while its lowest value was 0.74 in 2013.

Definition: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

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Year Value
1960 5.48
1961 21.44
1962 30.57
1963 37.53
1964 43.28
1965 45.46
1966 50.56
1967 53.85
1968 47.01
1969 49.69
1970 53.79
1971 62.86
1972 64.13
1973 66.32
1974 65.61
1975 67.78
1976 65.50
1977 66.72
1978 71.64
1979 67.78
1980 60.43
1981 44.12
1982 28.44
1983 22.19
1984 20.08
1985 20.65
1986 43.70
1987 21.32
1988 7.52
1989 5.29
1990 10.04
1991 16.29
1992 15.67
1993 14.50
1994 16.85
1995 15.22
1996 14.20
1997 17.60
1998 23.23
1999 28.34
2000 19.59
2001 21.12
2002 15.01
2003 9.87
2004 12.73
2005 13.03
2006 10.45
2007 6.89
2008 5.71
2009 3.28
2010 2.14
2011 0.86
2012 0.87
2013 0.74
2014 1.00
2015 1.45

Development Relevance: Oil includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, refinery feedstocks and additives, other hydrocarbons (including emulsified oils, synthetic crude oil, mineral oils extracted from bituminous minerals such as oil shale, and bituminous sand) and petroleum products (refinery gas, ethane, LPG, aviation gasoline, motor gasoline, jet fuels, kerosene, gas/diesel oil, heavy fuel oil, naphtha, white spirit, lubricants, bitumen, paraffin waxes and petroleum coke). Use of energy is important in improving people's standard of living. But electricity generation also can damage the environment. Whether such damage occurs depends largely on how electricity is generated. For example, burning coal releases twice as much carbon dioxide - a major contributor to global warming - as does burning an equivalent amount of natural gas. Anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions result primarily from fossil fuel combustion and cement manufacturing. In combustion different fossil fuels release different amounts of carbon dioxide for the same level of energy use: oil releases about 50 percent more carbon dioxide than natural gas, and coal releases about twice as much. Nuclear energy does not generate carbon dioxide emissions, but it produces other dangerous waste products.

Limitations and Exceptions: IEA occasionally revises its time series to reflect political changes. For example, the IEA has constructed historical energy statistics for countries of the former Soviet Union. In addition, energy statistics for other countries have undergone continuous changes in coverage or methodology in recent years as more detailed energy accounts have become available. Breaks in series are therefore unavoidable. Data on access to electricity are collected by the IEA from industry, national surveys, and international sources.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) is the share of electricity produced by oil and petroleum products in total electricity production which is the total number of GWh generated by power plants separated into electricity plants and CHP plants. The International Energy Agency (IEA) compiles data on energy inputs used to generate electricity. IEA data for countries that are not members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are based on national energy data adjusted to conform to annual questionnaires completed by OECD member governments. In addition, estimates are sometimes made to complete major aggregates from which key data are missing, and adjustments are made to compensate for differences in definitions. The IEA makes these estimates in consultation with national statistical offices, oil companies, electric utilities, and national energy experts.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Electricity production shares may not sum to 100 percent because other sources of generated electricity (such as geothermal, solar, and wind) are not shown. Restricted use: Please contact the International Energy Agency for third-party use of these data.

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use