Ireland's UN SDGs - Goal 7 Affordable and Clean Energy 2024
Proportion of Households with Oil Central Heating, 2022 (SDG 7.1.2) Map
Carlow 38.9
Kilkenny 54.3
Cavan 69.0
Monaghan 74.8
Clare 58.2
Cork City and Cork County 39.2
Donegal 67.2
Dublin City 4.4
South Dublin 12.3
Fingal 14.3
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown 9.5
Galway City 47.5
Galway County 57.1
Kerry 62.6
Kildare 37.0
Laois 42.9
Limerick City and County 43.4
Longford 56.6
Westmeath 50.3
Louth 42.2
Mayo 60.8
Meath 43.7
Offaly 42.3
Roscommon 56.3
Sligo 60.2
Leitrim 65.6
Tipperary 60.1
Waterford City and County 42.8
Wexford 67.3
Wicklow 41.1
Proportion of Households with Oil Central Heating 2022, Legend:
4.4-40.7%
40.8-43.6%
43.7-56.4%
56.5-61.2%
61.3-74.8%
Source: Census of Population 2022
Proportion of Households by Type of Heating Fuel, 2022 (SDG 7.1.2)
Oil 39%
Natural Gas 33%
Electricity 12%
Peat 4%
Coal 4%
Source: Census of Population 2022
Renewable Energy Share of Electricity by Fuel, 2023 (SDG 7.2.1)
Wind 34%
Hydro 2%
Solar PV 2%
Other Renewable 2%
Non-Renewable 60%
Source: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)
Renewable Energy Share in Final Energy Consumption, 2023 (SDG 7.2.1)
Overall Renewable Energy Share
15.3% of Gross Final Consumption
5.7% Renewable Transport Energy
40.4% Renewable Electricity
7.9% Renewable Heat
Source: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)
