Environment in Ireland 3,377 indicators covering environment for Ireland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area 300.53 kg/ha 2023 up 5.2% 5th Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 34.06 % 2023 down 5.6% 140th Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 47.72 % 2023 up 4.0% 129th Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 9.7 % 2023 down 12.8% 180th Arable land use per person 0.0827 hectares per person 2023 down 19.4% 129th Forest area 832,850 hectares 2025 up 10.4% 132nd Share of global forest area 0.0% 2025 up 11.5% 132nd Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index 1.62 2023 up 655.5% 6th Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 129.9% 65th Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0154 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 29.4% 82nd Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0162 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 2.4% 74th Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 4.6% 72nd Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 82.7% 131st Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 87.4% 149th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 64.2% 70th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 64.7% 123rd Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 57.8% 90th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 59.1% 95th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 52.1% 85th Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 6.8% 38th Plywood and LVL — Production 0 m3 2024 — 129th Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 43.72 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,196.8% 24th Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 10.8% 88th Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 36.7% 113th Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0057 1000 USD per person 2024 down 24.4% 44th Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0027 t per person 2024 down 37.1% 58th Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.3416 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 47.3% 23rd Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.4018 t per square kilometre 2023 down 55.4% 23rd Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0544 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 6.3% 14th Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 3.24 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 88.5% 38th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 236.0% 80th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 58.9% 80th Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 44th Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate 15.74 % change on previous year 2024 down 28.1% 59th Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 34,435 t 2024 down 19.6% 16th Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 45,761 1000 USD 2024 down 9.1% 15th Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 9.8 % change on previous year 2024 up 163.2% 50th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0043 m3 per person 2024 down 79.4% 156th Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.0437 m3 per person 2024 down 1.2% 135th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0043 m3 per person 2024 down 80.6% 157th Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.7209 m3 per person 2024 up 18.7% 52nd Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 123.42 % change on previous year 2024 up 485,339.0% 13th Primary Forest — Area 0 1000 ha 2025 — 126th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 636 t 2024 down 73.2% 129th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 732 1000 USD 2024 down 67.5% 127th Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.5142 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 31.2% 30th Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 6.82 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 31.3% 24th Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 69.9% 98th Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 75.0% 104th Recovered paper — Import quantity 1,089 t 2024 down 84.6% 112th Recovered paper — Import value 2,217 1000 USD 2024 down 76.9% 75th Annual change in forest area 7,906 hectares 2025 up 15.3% 31st Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.9% 2025 up 4.5% 10th Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.9% 2025 up 4.5% 9th Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 7,906 hectares 2025 up 15.3% 31st Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0.0004 t per person 2024 up 258.8% 45th Fibreboard — Export quantity 378,626 m3 2024 down 8.8% 22nd Fibreboard — Export value 229,311 1000 USD 2024 up 28.7% 14th Other paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 44th Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0.7167 m3 per person 2024 up 22.5% 19th ← Previous Page 14 of 57 Next →