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Ireland |
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| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | |
| Demography | |||
| Population (total) | 3 930 000 | 3 995 572 | 4 068 246 |
| Fertility rate (per one woman) | 1.97 | 1.98 | 1.99 |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Life expectancy at birth (yrs) | 77.7 | 78.2 | 78.3 |
| Economy and CO2 budget |
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| GNI per capita (US$) | 23 290 | 27 430 | 34 310 |
| Industrial releases of C02 per capita (tons C) | 3 | ||
| Industrial releases of CO2 (Gt C/yr) | 0.0118 | ||
| Absorption of CO2 by ecosystems (Gt C/yr) | 0.0013 | ||
| Budget of CO2 (industrial releases minus absorption by ecosystems (Gt C/yr) | 0.0105 | ||
| Nature | |||
| Net Primary Production of Terrestrial Plants (Gt C/yr) | 0.05 | ||
| Phytomass (Gt C) | 0.07 | ||
| Humus (Gt C) | 0.98 | ||
| Forest area (sq. km) | 6 590 | ||
| Temperature (o C) | 8.8 | ||
| Precipitation (mm/yr) | 1024 |