Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in Ireland
Ireland: Grassland — Area from CCI_LC was 4,749 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in Ireland, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, grassland — area from cci_lc in Ireland stood at 4,749 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from cci_lc in Ireland peaked at 4,869 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 4,749 1000 ha, in 2022.
Ireland ranks 44th of 224 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in Ireland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4,869 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 4,868 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 4,867 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 4,865 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 4,860 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 4,852 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 4,851 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 4,840 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 4,825 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 4,819 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 4,811 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 4,802 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 4,791 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4,789 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 4,787 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 4,785 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 4,782 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 4,777 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 4,775 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 4,774 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 4,774 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 4,774 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 4,770 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 4,770 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4,768 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 4,767 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 4,765 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 4,762 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 4,761 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 4,756 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 4,749 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 4,749 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 176.07 1000 ha, 27.0× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 4,749 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 949.57 1000 ha, 5.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,859 1000 ha | 4,840 1000 ha | 4,869 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 4,797 1000 ha | 4,777 1000 ha | 4,825 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,770 1000 ha | 4,762 1000 ha | 4,775 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,755 1000 ha | 4,749 1000 ha | 4,761 1000 ha | 3 |
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 grassland — area from cci_lc in Ireland?
- Grassland — area from cci_lc in Ireland was 4,749 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — area from cci_lc recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,869 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from cci_lc recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,749 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for grassland — area from cci_lc?
- Ireland ranks 44th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is grassland — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.