Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in Ireland
Ireland: Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC was 25.41 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in Ireland, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 25.41 1000 ha for sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in 2022.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Ireland peaked at 26.18 1000 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 25.19 1000 ha, in 2016.
That places Ireland 86th out of 224 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in Ireland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 25.91 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 25.9 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 25.89 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 25.87 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 25.86 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 25.85 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 25.9 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 26 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 26.16 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 26.12 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 26.04 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 26.05 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 26.05 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 26.08 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 26.07 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.04 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 26.18 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 26.06 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 26 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 25.58 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 25.44 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 25.3 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 25.29 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 25.28 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.19 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 25.22 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 25.2 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 25.25 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 25.24 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 25.23 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 25.41 1000 ha | +0.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 25.41 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.23 1000 ha, 7.9× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 25.41 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.1 1000 ha, 1.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.9 1000 ha | 25.85 1000 ha | 26 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 26.09 1000 ha | 26.04 1000 ha | 26.18 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.38 1000 ha | 25.19 1000 ha | 26 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.29 1000 ha | 25.23 1000 ha | 25.41 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 83 Thailand 31.79 1000 ha compare
- 84 Malaysia 29.9 1000 ha compare
- 85 Germany 28.46 1000 ha compare
- 87 French Polynesia 23.22 1000 ha compare
- 88 Western Sahara 20.13 1000 ha compare
- 89 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 18.41 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 sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Ireland?
- Sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Ireland was 25.41 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 26.18 1000 ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.19 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does Ireland rank for sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc?
- Ireland ranks 86th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.