Share global forest in Ireland
Ireland: Share global forest was 0.0201 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0201
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
132nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0201
in 2025
All-time low
0.0106
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Ireland, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Ireland stood at 0.0201. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Ireland peaked at 0.0201 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0106, in 1990.
That places Ireland 132nd out of 235 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.
Share global forest in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0106 | — |
| 1991 | 0.011 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0115 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0119 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0123 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0127 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0132 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0136 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.014 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0144 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0149 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0151 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0153 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0156 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0158 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.016 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0162 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0165 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0167 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0169 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0171 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0173 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0175 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0177 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0179 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.018 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0182 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0184 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0186 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0188 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.019 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0193 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0195 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0197 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0199 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0201 | +1.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.0201 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 1.9× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.0201 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0513, 39% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0125 | 0.0106 | 0.0144 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0159 | 0.0149 | 0.0169 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.018 | 0.0171 | 0.0188 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0196 | 0.019 | 0.0201 | 6 |
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 share global forest in Ireland?
- Share global forest in Ireland was 0.0201 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0201 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0106 in 1990.
- How does Ireland rank for share global forest?
- Ireland ranks 132nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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