Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Ireland
Ireland: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was -212.67 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Ireland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Ireland is -212.67 kt, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 96.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Ireland peaked at -212.67 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -5,434 kt, in 2011.
Ireland ranks 148th of 243 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.
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -4,059 kt | — |
| 1991 | -4,059 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -4,059 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -4,059 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -4,059 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -4,059 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -4,059 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -4,059 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -4,059 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -4,059 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -4,059 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -4,339 kt | +6.9% |
| 2002 | -4,339 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -4,339 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -4,339 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -4,339 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -4,339 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -4,339 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -4,339 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -4,339 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -4,339 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -5,434 kt | +25.2% |
| 2012 | -5,434 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -5,434 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -5,434 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -5,434 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -4,371 kt | -19.6% |
| 2017 | -4,371 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -4,371 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -4,371 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -4,371 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -212.67 kt | -95.1% |
| 2022 | -212.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -212.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -212.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -212.67 kt | -0.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's -212.67 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -220 kt, 97% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -4,059 kt | -4,059 kt | -4,059 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -4,311 kt | -4,339 kt | -4,059 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -4,899 kt | -5,434 kt | -4,339 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -905.67 kt | -4,371 kt | -212.67 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 145 Saudi Arabia -183.33 kt compare
- 146 El Salvador -198 kt compare
- 146 Guadeloupe -198 kt compare
- 149 Andorra -220 kt compare
- 150 Guinea -246.33 kt compare
- 151 Saint Lucia -271.33 kt compare
More climate change data for Ireland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 320.11 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Ireland?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Ireland was -212.67 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was -212.67 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -5,434 kt in 2011.
- How does Ireland rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Ireland ranks 148th out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.1%. 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 Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).