Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Ireland
Ireland: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 4,008 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Ireland, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree-covered areas — area from modis in Ireland is 4,008 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Ireland peaked at 4,168 1000 ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3,559 1000 ha, in 2011.
That places Ireland 78th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Ireland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3,994 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 4,041 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 3,677 1000 ha | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 3,855 1000 ha | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 4,003 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 4,157 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 3,990 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 3,827 1000 ha | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 3,721 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 3,589 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 3,559 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 3,849 1000 ha | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 4,168 1000 ha | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 4,121 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 3,946 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 3,937 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 3,970 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 4,146 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 3,997 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 3,836 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 3,804 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 3,705 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 3,788 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 4,008 1000 ha | +5.8% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 4,008 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 456.91 1000 ha, 8.8× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 4,008 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,752 1000 ha, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,918 1000 ha | 3,677 1000 ha | 4,157 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,928 1000 ha | 3,559 1000 ha | 4,168 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,828 1000 ha | 3,705 1000 ha | 4,008 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 75 Latvia 4,703 1000 ha compare
- 76 Costa Rica 4,600 1000 ha compare
- 77 Georgia 4,049 1000 ha compare
- 79 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,977 1000 ha compare
- 80 Dominican Republic 3,963 1000 ha compare
- 81 Croatia 3,782 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 tree-covered areas — area from modis in Ireland?
- Tree-covered areas — area from modis in Ireland was 4,008 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,168 1000 ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,559 1000 ha in 2011.
- How does Ireland rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
- Ireland ranks 78th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS. 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.