Environmental pressures - Transport
| Year |
Number of private cars |
Total number of vehicles |
Population |
Number of private cars per 1,000 of population |
CO2 emmissions from road transport kilotonnes |
| 1980 |
734,371 |
911,031 |
3,401,000 |
216 |
- |
| 1981 |
775,594 |
949,819 |
3,443,400 |
225 |
- |
| 1982 |
709,000 |
822,140 |
3,480,000 |
204 |
- |
| 1983 |
718,555 |
897,381 |
3,504,000 |
205 |
- |
| 1984 |
711,098 |
906,109 |
3,529,000 |
202 |
- |
| 1985 |
709,546 |
914,758 |
3,540,000 |
200 |
- |
| 1986 |
711,087 |
922,484 |
3,540,600 |
201 |
- |
| 1987 |
736,595 |
959,753 |
3,546,500 |
208 |
- |
| 1988 |
749,459 |
981,296 |
3,530,700 |
212 |
- |
| 1989 |
773,396 |
1,019,560 |
3,509,500 |
220 |
- |
| 1990 |
796,408 |
1,054,259 |
3,505,800 |
227 |
4,701 |
| 1991 |
836,583 |
1,105,545 |
3,525,700 |
237 |
4,906 |
| 1992 |
858,498 |
1,126,473 |
3,554,500 |
242 |
5,357 |
| 1993 |
891,027 |
1,151,238 |
3,574,100 |
249 |
5,321 |
| 1994 |
939,022 |
1,202,273 |
3,585,900 |
262 |
5,560 |
| 1995 |
990,384 |
1,262,503 |
3,601,300 |
275 |
5,718 |
| 1996 |
1,057,383 |
1,338,616 |
3,626,100 |
292 |
6,722 |
| 1997 |
1,134,429 |
1,432,330 |
3,664,300 |
310 |
7,082 |
| 1998 |
1,196,901 |
1,510,853 |
3,704,900 |
323 |
8,441 |
| 1999 |
1,269,245 |
1,608,156 |
3,744,700 |
339 |
9,356 |
| 2000 |
1,319,250 |
1,682,221 |
3,789,500 |
348 |
10,107 |
| 2001 |
1,384,704 |
1,769,684 |
3,847,200 |
360 |
10,551 |
| 2002 |
1,447,908 |
1,850,046 |
3,917,200 |
370 |
10,833 |
| 2003 |
1,507,106 |
1,937,429 |
3,979,900 |
379 |
11,004 |
| 2004 |
1,582,833 |
2,036,307 |
4,045,200 |
391 |
11,612 |
| 2005 |
1,662,200 |
2,138,680 |
4,133,800 |
402 |
12,355 |
| 2006 |
1,778,861 |
2,296,393 |
4,239,800 |
420 |
13,093 |
Source: Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Goverment;
CSO and Environmental Protection Agency
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