Share of forest land, Percent in Ireland

Ireland: Share of forest land, Percent was 11.53 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
11.53
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
168th
of 224 countries
All-time high
11.53
in 2023
All-time low
7.19
in 1992
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Share of forest land, Percent in Ireland, 1992–2023

02.557.51012.51992200720231992: 7.21993: 7.41994: 7.71995: 7.91996: 8.21997: 8.41998: 8.71999: 8.92000: 9.22001: 9.32002: 9.42003: 9.52004: 9.72005: 9.82006: 9.92007: 10.12008: 10.22009: 10.32010: 10.52011: 10.62012: 10.72013: 10.82014: 10.92015: 112016: 11.12017: 11.22018: 11.22019: 11.32020: 11.42021: 11.42022: 11.52023: 11.5

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 11.53 for share of forest land, percent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of forest land, percent in Ireland peaked at 11.53 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.19, in 1992.

Ireland ranks 168th of 224 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Share of forest land, Percent in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Share of forest land, Percent (Not Applicable) in Ireland, 1992 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1992 7.19
1993 7.44 +3.4%
1994 7.68 +3.3%
1995 7.93 +3.2%
1996 8.17 +3.1%
1997 8.42 +3.0%
1998 8.66 +2.9%
1999 8.91 +2.8%
2000 9.15 +2.8%
2001 9.28 +1.4%
2002 9.41 +1.4%
2003 9.54 +1.4%
2004 9.67 +1.4%
2005 9.8 +1.4%
2006 9.93 +1.3%
2007 10.06 +1.3%
2008 10.2 +1.3%
2009 10.33 +1.3%
2010 10.46 +1.3%
2011 10.56 +1.0%
2012 10.66 +0.9%
2013 10.76 +0.9%
2014 10.86 +0.9%
2015 10.95 +0.9%
2016 11.07 +1.0%
2017 11.18 +1.0%
2018 11.24 +0.5%
2019 11.29 +0.5%
2020 11.35 +0.5%
2021 11.41 +0.5%
2022 11.47 +0.5%
2023 11.53 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.05 7.19 8.91 8
2000s 9.74 9.15 10.33 10
2010s 10.9 10.46 11.29 10
2020s 11.44 11.35 11.53 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 165 Republic of Moldova 11.74 compare
  2. 166 Armenia 11.62 compare
  3. 167 Cape Verde 11.57 compare
  4. 169 South Sudan 11.33 compare
  5. 170 Rwanda 11.31 compare
  6. 171 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.07 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of forest land, percent in Ireland?
Share of forest land, percent in Ireland was 11.53 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest share of forest land, percent recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 11.53 in 2023.
What is the lowest share of forest land, percent recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 7.19 in 1992.
How does Ireland rank for share of forest land, percent?
Ireland ranks 168th out of 224 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of forest land, percent rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Share of forest land, Percent (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Share of forest land, Percent (Not Applicable)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
225 places, 7,081 data points, 1992–2023
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