Biodiversity — Farmland birds index in Ireland
Ireland: Biodiversity — Farmland birds index was 107.37 Index in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
107.37 Index
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
4th
of 19 countries
All-time high
108.67 Index
in 2008
All-time low
88.41 Index
in 1998
Years of data
19
1998–2016
Biodiversity — Farmland birds index in Ireland, 1998–2016
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 107.37 Index for biodiversity — farmland birds index in 2016.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biodiversity — farmland birds index in Ireland peaked at 108.67 Index in 2008 and was at its lowest, 88.41 Index, in 1998.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Biodiversity — Farmland birds index in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 88.41 Index | — |
| 1999 | 92.09 Index | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 100 Index | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 97.68 Index | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 98.56 Index | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 91.34 Index | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 98.97 Index | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 101.77 Index | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 103.87 Index | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 106.88 Index | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 108.67 Index | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 105.34 Index | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 101.45 Index | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 103.02 Index | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 100.26 Index | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 96.72 Index | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 106.69 Index | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 108.59 Index | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 107.37 Index | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.25 Index | 88.41 Index | 92.09 Index | 2 |
| 2000s | 101.31 Index | 91.34 Index | 108.67 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.45 Index | 96.72 Index | 108.59 Index | 7 |
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More environment data for Ireland
- 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4654 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 9.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biodiversity — farmland birds index in Ireland?
- Biodiversity — farmland birds index in Ireland was 107.37 Index in 2016, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest biodiversity — farmland birds index recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 108.67 Index in 2008.
- What is the lowest biodiversity — farmland birds index recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.41 Index in 1998.
- How does Ireland rank for biodiversity — farmland birds index?
- Ireland ranks 4th out of 19 countries with data for 2016.
- Is biodiversity — farmland birds index rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Biodiversity — Farmland birds index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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