Ireland - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Ireland was 7,820 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7,820 in 2020 and a minimum value of 4,616 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 4,616
1991 4,785
1992 4,954
1993 5,123
1994 5,291
1995 5,460
1996 5,629
1997 5,797
1998 5,966
1999 6,135
2000 6,304
2001 6,394
2002 6,484
2003 6,574
2004 6,664
2005 6,754
2006 6,844
2007 6,934
2008 7,024
2009 7,114
2010 7,204
2011 7,272
2012 7,341
2013 7,410
2014 7,478
2015 7,547
2016 7,624
2017 7,700
2018 7,740
2019 7,780
2020 7,820

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Ireland was 11.35 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 11.35 in 2020, while its lowest value was 6.70 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 6.70
1991 6.95
1992 7.19
1993 7.44
1994 7.68
1995 7.93
1996 8.17
1997 8.42
1998 8.66
1999 8.91
2000 9.15
2001 9.28
2002 9.41
2003 9.54
2004 9.67
2005 9.80
2006 9.93
2007 10.06
2008 10.20
2009 10.33
2010 10.46
2011 10.56
2012 10.66
2013 10.76
2014 10.86
2015 10.95
2016 11.07
2017 11.18
2018 11.24
2019 11.29
2020 11.35

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use