Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Ireland
Ireland: Forest area certified under an independently verified certification was 467.03 ha th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Ireland, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Ireland is 467.03 ha th, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Ireland peaked at 467.03 ha th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 ha th, in 1990.
Ireland ranks 56th of 266 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Ireland, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 0 ha th | — |
| 2005 | 446.48 ha th | — |
| 2010 | 449.57 ha th | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 448.12 ha th | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 446.65 ha th | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 446.65 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 446.87 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 446.87 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 449.84 ha th | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 450.1 ha th | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 463.6 ha th | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 466.4 ha th | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 467.03 ha th | +0.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 467.03 ha th is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 306.36 ha th, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 223.24 ha th | 0 ha th | 446.48 ha th | 2 |
| 2010s | 447.45 ha th | 446.65 ha th | 449.57 ha th | 6 |
| 2020s | 459.39 ha th | 449.84 ha th | 467.03 ha th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0083 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Ireland?
- Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Ireland was 467.03 ha th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 467.03 ha th in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha th in 1990.
- How does Ireland rank for forest area certified under an independently verified certification?
- Ireland ranks 56th out of 266 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest area certified under an independently verified certification rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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