Forest area in Ireland
Forests covered 12.0% of the land area of Ireland in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Ireland, 2024
12.0%
Change from 2023
+0.1percentage points
European Union, 2023
40.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
34.8%
Position in 2024
157th of 209
Forest area in Ireland over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.0% | – |
| 2023 | 11.9% | 40.1% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | 40.0% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | 40.0% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | 39.9% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | 39.9% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | 39.8% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | 39.8% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | 39.7% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | 39.7% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | 39.5% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | 39.4% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | 39.4% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | 39.3% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | 39.2% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | 39.1% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | 38.9% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | 38.8% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | 38.7% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | 38.6% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | 38.4% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | 38.3% |
| 2001 | 9.3% | 38.2% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | 38.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 11.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 10.9%, the figure has changed by +1.1 percentage points.
- Among the 209 countries with data for 2024, Ireland has the 157th highest value.