Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ireland
Ireland: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 715,520 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ireland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ireland is 715,520 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ireland peaked at 715,520 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 380,250 hectares, in 1990.
That places Ireland 45th out of 185 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 456,152 hectares | 380,250 hectares | 532,053 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 589,717 hectares | 548,920 hectares | 630,514 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 657,026 hectares | 639,580 hectares | 676,568 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 698,390 hectares | 681,260 hectares | 715,520 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More environment data for Ireland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 59.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.06 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 15.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0879 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0115 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0209 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0087 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ireland?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ireland was 715,520 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 715,520 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 380,250 hectares in 1990.
- How does Ireland rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Ireland ranks 45th out of 185 regions with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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