Ireland vs. United Kingdom
Energy
| Ireland | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity - production | 28.53 billion kWh (2016 est.) | 318.2 billion kWh (2016 est.) |
| Electricity - consumption | 25.68 billion kWh (2016 est.) | 309.2 billion kWh (2016 est.) |
| Electricity - exports | 1.583 billion kWh (2016 est.) | 2.153 billion kWh (2016 est.) |
| Electricity - imports | 871 million kWh (2016 est.) | 19.7 billion kWh (2016 est.) |
| Oil - production | 0 bbl/day (2018 est.) | 1 million bbl/day (2018 est.) |
| Oil - imports | 66,210 bbl/day (2017 est.) | 907,100 bbl/day (2017 est.) |
| Oil - exports | 5,900 bbl/day (2017 est.) | 710,600 bbl/day (2017 est.) |
| Oil - proved reserves | 0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.) | 2.069 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.) |
| Natural gas - proved reserves | 9.911 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.) | 176 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.) |
| Natural gas - production | 3.511 billion cu m (2017 est.) | 42.11 billion cu m (2017 est.) |
| Natural gas - consumption | 5.238 billion cu m (2017 est.) | 79.17 billion cu m (2017 est.) |
| Natural gas - exports | 0 cu m (2017 est.) | 11.27 billion cu m (2017 est.) |
| Natural gas - imports | 1.642 billion cu m (2017 est.) | 47 billion cu m (2017 est.) |
| Electricity - installed generating capacity | 9.945 million kW (2016 est.) | 97.06 million kW (2016 est.) |
| Electricity - from fossil fuels | 65% of total installed capacity (2016 est.) | 50% of total installed capacity (2016 est.) |
| Electricity - from hydroelectric plants | 2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) | 2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) |
| Electricity - from nuclear fuels | 0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) | 9% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) |
| Electricity - from other renewable sources | 33% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) | 39% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) |
| Refined petroleum products - production | 64,970 bbl/day (2017 est.) | 1.29 million bbl/day (2017 est.) |
| Refined petroleum products - consumption | 153,700 bbl/day (2017 est.) | 1.584 million bbl/day (2017 est.) |
| Refined petroleum products - exports | 37,040 bbl/day (2017 est.) | 613,800 bbl/day (2017 est.) |
| Refined petroleum products - imports | 126,600 bbl/day (2017 est.) | 907,500 bbl/day (2017 est.) |
| Electricity access | electrification - total population: 100% (2020) | electrification - total population: 100% (2020) |
Source: CIA Factbook
