Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Ireland
Ireland: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 59.29 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Ireland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Ireland stood at 59.29 million t. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Ireland peaked at 59.29 million t in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.76 million t, in 1990.
Ireland ranks 122nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Ireland, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.76 million t | — |
| 1991 | 23.87 million t | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 24.97 million t | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 26.08 million t | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 27.19 million t | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 28.3 million t | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 29.4 million t | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 30.51 million t | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 31.62 million t | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 32.72 million t | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 33.83 million t | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 35.01 million t | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 36.19 million t | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 37.37 million t | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 38.55 million t | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 39.73 million t | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 40.91 million t | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 42.09 million t | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 43.27 million t | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 44.45 million t | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 45.63 million t | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 47.11 million t | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 48.59 million t | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 50.08 million t | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 51.56 million t | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 53.04 million t | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 54.23 million t | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 55.42 million t | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 56.62 million t | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 57.81 million t | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 59 million t | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 59.06 million t | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 59.12 million t | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 59.17 million t | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 59.23 million t | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 59.29 million t | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.74 million t | 22.76 million t | 32.72 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.14 million t | 33.83 million t | 44.45 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.01 million t | 45.63 million t | 57.81 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.15 million t | 59 million t | 59.29 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 119 Afghanistan 62.79 million t compare
- 120 Eritrea 61.96 million t compare
- 121 North Macedonia 60.16 million t compare
- 123 Jamaica 57.4 million t compare
- 124 Brunei Darussalam 54.7 million t compare
- 125 Uzbekistan 49.89 million t compare
More climate change data for Ireland
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 18,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,665 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14,433 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 515.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,902 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,899 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0963 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Ireland?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Ireland was 59.29 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 59.29 million t in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.76 million t in 1990.
- How does Ireland rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Ireland ranks 122nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.