Renewable freshwater resources in Ireland
Ireland: Renewable freshwater resources was 86,243 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
86,243
Change on year
down 18.7%
World rank
16th
of 48 countries
All-time high
106,127
in 2023
All-time low
69,820
in 1975
Years of data
40
1970–2024
Renewable freshwater resources in Ireland, 1970–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 86,243 for renewable freshwater resources in 2024.
That represents a change of down 18.7% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable freshwater resources in Ireland peaked at 106,127 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69,820, in 1975.
Ireland ranks 16th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Renewable freshwater resources in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 83,178 | — |
| 1975 | 69,820 | -16.1% |
| 1980 | 90,990 | +30.3% |
| 1985 | 87,389 | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 81,865 | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 90,590 | +10.7% |
| 1991 | 81,254 | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 86,112 | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 88,751 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 97,778 | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 85,873 | -12.2% |
| 1996 | 82,967 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 86,568 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 98,107 | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 93,475 | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 94,464 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 70,360 | -25.5% |
| 2002 | 102,424 | +45.6% |
| 2003 | 72,642 | -29.1% |
| 2004 | 83,002 | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 80,510 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 91,481 | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 83,079 | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 99,329 | +19.6% |
| 2009 | 105,709 | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 74,010 | -30.0% |
| 2011 | 89,439 | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 92,120 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 83,886 | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 97,855 | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 105,541 | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 82,540 | -21.8% |
| 2017 | 87,279 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 85,926 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 96,204 | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 104,398 | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 85,591 | -18.0% |
| 2022 | 89,062 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 106,127 | +19.2% |
| 2024 | 86,243 | -18.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 86,243 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 57,244, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 86,243 is above the median for high income countries, which is 65,333, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76,499 | 69,820 | 83,178 | 2 |
| 1980s | 86,748 | 81,865 | 90,990 | 3 |
| 1990s | 89,147 | 81,254 | 98,107 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88,300 | 70,360 | 105,709 | 10 |
| 2010s | 89,480 | 74,010 | 105,541 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94,284 | 85,591 | 106,127 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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 renewable freshwater resources in Ireland?
- Renewable freshwater resources in Ireland was 86,243 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest renewable freshwater resources recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 106,127 in 2023.
- What is the lowest renewable freshwater resources recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 69,820 in 1975.
- How does Ireland rank for renewable freshwater resources?
- Ireland ranks 16th out of 48 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable freshwater resources rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Renewable freshwater resources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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