Forest land — Share in Land area in Ireland
Ireland: Forest land — Share in Land area was 11.97 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Ireland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Ireland stood at 11.97 %. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Ireland peaked at 11.97 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.7 %, in 1990.
Ireland ranks 176th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.8 % | 6.7 % | 8.91 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.74 % | 9.15 % | 10.33 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.92 % | 10.46 % | 11.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.75 % | 11.52 % | 11.97 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More environment data for Ireland
- Inland waters — Area 139 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 58.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 90.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4,054 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.02 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 9.65 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 433 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.08 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 6.3 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Ireland?
- Forest land — share in land area in Ireland was 11.97 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.97 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7 % in 1990.
- How does Ireland rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Ireland ranks 176th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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, published as part of Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.