Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Ireland
Ireland: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 83.29 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
83.29
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
27th
of 240 countries
All-time high
83.29
in 2023
All-time low
46.29
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Ireland, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Ireland is 83.29, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Ireland peaked at 83.29 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.29, in 2000.
Ireland ranks 27th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.29 | — |
| 2001 | 46.29 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 46.29 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 46.34 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 49.4 | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 51.91 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 58.99 | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 63.61 | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 64.57 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 70.25 | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 72.58 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 73.64 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 73.64 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 73.64 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 73.64 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 73.64 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 73.71 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 73.96 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 75.23 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 80.74 | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 80.78 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 82.18 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 82.37 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 83.29 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 83.29 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 83.29 | +0.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 83.29 is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.48, 1.6× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 83.29 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.6, 1.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.39 | 46.29 | 70.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.44 | 72.58 | 80.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.53 | 80.78 | 83.29 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 24 Slovakia 85.71 compare
- 25 Zimbabwe 85.14 compare
- 26 Hungary 84.12 compare
- 28 French Guiana 83.22 compare
- 29 Luxembourg 82.35 compare
- 30 Guadeloupe 82.06 compare
More environment data for Ireland
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.6838 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 55.17 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Ireland?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Ireland was 83.29 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 83.29 in 2023.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.29 in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Ireland ranks 27th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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