Germany vs Ireland: Annual afforestation
Germany
6,000 hectares per year
in 2020
Ireland
5,660 hectares per year
in 2020
Germany rank
25th
Ireland rank
26th
Annual afforestation over time
- Germany
- Ireland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 6,000 hectares per year against 5,660 hectares per year in Ireland, a difference of 340 hectares per year.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ireland ahead.
Germany ranks 25th and Ireland ranks 26th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,000 hectares per year | 16,880 hectares per year | 8,880 hectares per year | Ireland |
| 2000s | 9,000 hectares per year | 10,120 hectares per year | 1,120 hectares per year | Ireland |
| 2010s | 7,380 hectares per year | 5,405 hectares per year | 1,975 hectares per year | Germany |
| 2020s | 6,000 hectares per year | 5,660 hectares per year | 340 hectares per year | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Germany or Ireland?
- Germany, at 6,000 hectares per year against 5,660 hectares per year in Ireland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Germany and Ireland?
- 340 hectares per year, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Ireland?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Germany and Ireland rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Germany ranks 25th and Ireland ranks 26th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.