Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Ireland
Ireland: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 117.33 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Ireland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 117.33 1000 ha for naturally regenerating forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Ireland peaked at 117.33 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 80.8 1000 ha, in 2010.
That places Ireland 176th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Ireland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 81.39 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 81.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 81.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 81.41 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 81.41 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 81.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 81.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 81.43 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 81.43 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 81.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 81.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 81.38 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 81.31 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 81.25 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 81.18 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 81.12 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 81.06 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 80.99 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 80.93 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 80.86 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 80.8 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 84.01 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 87.23 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 90.44 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 93.66 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 96.87 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 99.91 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 102.95 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 105.98 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 109.02 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 112.06 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 113.11 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 114.17 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 115.22 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 116.28 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 117.33 1000 ha | +0.9% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 117.33 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 405.13 1000 ha, 29% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 117.33 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,510 1000 ha, 8% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.41 1000 ha | 81.39 1000 ha | 81.44 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.15 1000 ha | 80.86 1000 ha | 81.44 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.09 1000 ha | 80.8 1000 ha | 109.02 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.69 1000 ha | 112.06 1000 ha | 117.33 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 173 Armenia 133.75 1000 ha compare
- 174 Libya 133.46 1000 ha compare
- 175 Micronesia 130.56 1000 ha compare
- 177 Samoa 113.6 1000 ha compare
- 178 Bosnia and Herzegovina 112.61 1000 ha compare
- 179 Guadeloupe 75.1 1000 ha compare
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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Ireland?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Ireland was 117.33 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 117.33 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.8 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does Ireland rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Ireland ranks 176th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.