Annual change forest area in Ireland
Ireland: Annual change forest area was 7,906 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
7,906
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
31st
of 235 countries
All-time high
16,872
in 1991
All-time low
6,858
in 2011
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Ireland, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 7,906 for annual change forest area in 2025.
That represents a change of up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in Ireland peaked at 16,872 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6,858, in 2011.
Ireland ranks 31st of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Annual change forest area in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16,872 | — |
| 1992 | 16,872 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 16,872 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16,872 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 16,872 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 16,872 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 16,872 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 16,872 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 16,872 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16,872 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9,002 | -46.6% |
| 2002 | 9,002 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9,002 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9,002 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9,002 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9,002 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9,002 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9,002 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9,002 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9,002 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6,858 | -23.8% |
| 2012 | 6,858 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6,858 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6,858 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6,858 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7,730 | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 7,730 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7,730 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7,730 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7,730 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7,906 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 7,906 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7,906 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7,906 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7,906 | +0.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 7,906 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,002, 7.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,872 | 16,872 | 16,872 | 9 |
| 2000s | 9,789 | 9,002 | 16,872 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,421 | 6,858 | 9,002 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,877 | 7,730 | 7,906 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 28 North Korea 11,356 compare
- 29 Azerbaijan 10,494 compare
- 30 Czechia 9,040 compare
- 32 Dominican Republic 6,622 compare
- 33 Latvia 6,566 compare
- 34 Poland 6,160 compare
More environment data for Ireland
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.6838 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 55.17 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Ireland?
- Annual change forest area in Ireland was 7,906 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 16,872 in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,858 in 2011.
- How does Ireland rank for annual change forest area?
- Ireland ranks 31st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change forest area rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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