Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Ireland
Ireland: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 85.91 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Ireland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — share in forest land in Ireland is 85.91 %, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Ireland peaked at 88.78 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 82.37 %, in 1990.
That places Ireland 9th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.73 % | 82.37 % | 86.73 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.88 % | 87.08 % | 88.63 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.38 % | 86.12 % | 88.78 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.89 % | 85.87 % | 85.91 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 94.79 % compare
- 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 89.51 % compare
- 8 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 88.49 % compare
- 10 Czechia 84.28 % compare
- 11 Egypt 82.97 % compare
- 12 Iceland 80.47 % compare
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 planted forest — share in forest land in Ireland?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Ireland was 85.91 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 88.78 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.37 % in 1990.
- How does Ireland rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Ireland ranks 9th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. 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.