Land use hidden — Forest in Ireland
Ireland: Land use hidden — Forest was 7,940 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Forest in Ireland, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — forest in Ireland is 7,940 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Ireland peaked at 7,940 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,616 Square kilometres, in 1990.
That places Ireland 113th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,376 Square kilometres | 4,616 Square kilometres | 6,135 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,709 Square kilometres | 6,304 Square kilometres | 7,114 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,510 Square kilometres | 7,204 Square kilometres | 7,780 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,880 Square kilometres | 7,820 Square kilometres | 7,940 Square kilometres | 4 |
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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 land use hidden — forest in Ireland?
- Land use hidden — forest in Ireland was 7,940 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 7,940 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,616 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does Ireland rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Ireland ranks 113th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata