Environment in Ireland 3,398 indicators covering environment for Ireland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Lakes and rivers permanent water area 1.3% 2022 up 34.7% 42nd Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 165.73 2022 up 284.0% 129th Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 0.2% 2022 up 284.0% 149th Reservoir minimum water area 129.46 2022 up 49.0% 89th Reservoir minimum water area 0.2% 2022 up 49.0% 58th Reservoir maximum water area 137.4 2022 up 54.0% 92nd Reservoir maximum water area 0.2% 2022 up 54.0% 65th Reservoir minimum water area change 24.2% 2022 up 245.4% 35th Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint -14,781 t 2018 down 167.8% 132nd Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint -897 1000 USD 2018 up 86.3% 112th Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 46,280 Square kilometres 2022 down 0.8% 35th Phosphate rock — Export value 0.23 1000 USD 2024 down 94.7% 82nd Phosphate rock — Export quantity 0.01 t 2024 down 99.0% 84th Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export quantity 160.46 t 2024 up 484.3% 48th Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export value 603.75 1000 USD 2024 up 1,903.8% 32nd Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Quantity 2,683 m3 2018 up 48.2% 78th Total FAO — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Value 3,146 1000 USD 2018 up 58.6% 68th Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Quantity 517 m3 2018 up 31.6% 49th Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Value -218 1000 USD 2018 up 3.5% 77th Using safely managed drinking water in urban vs. rural areas 96.1% 2024 up 8.7% 27th Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water 96.1% 2024 up 8.7% 27th United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — Forest 260,185 1000 USD 2018 down 31.1% 3rd Fungicides — Import quantity 1,611 t 2006 up 9.5% 62nd China — Plywood — Import Quantity 14,020 m3 2018 down 79.4% 41st China — Plywood — Import Value 9,776 1000 USD 2018 down 78.0% 41st Italy — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 1,225 t 2018 down 79.9% 77th Italy — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 3,112 1000 USD 2018 down 58.5% 66th France — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 11,093 t 2018 down 25.4% 26th France — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 13,518 1000 USD 2018 down 47.3% 30th Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 243.04 Square kilometres 2022 up 73.1% 127th Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 404.33 Square kilometres 2022 up 10.6% 85th Sweden — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 75,048 1000 USD 2018 down 39.9% 32nd Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 11,702 1000 USD 2018 down 49.9% 28th Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 27,117 m3 2018 down 27.5% 38th Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import 280,813 m3 2018 down 2.4% 22nd Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import 28,352 1000 USD 2018 down 40.4% 20th Netherlands (Kingdom of the) — Forest products (export/import) 29,228 1000 USD 2018 up 9.6% 19th United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — Paper and 123,144 t 2018 down 10.3% 2nd United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — Paper and 130,375 1000 USD 2018 down 39.6% 2nd Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Import quantity 71,649 m3 2024 up 6,565.0% 11th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Import value 8,503 1000 USD 2024 up 991.5% 14th Water accounts - assets — Precipitations 89.49 Cubic metres 2024 unchanged 29th Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, coniferous -288,743 m3 2018 up 18.2% 135th United States of America — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 9,831 t 2018 up 74.1% 53rd United States of America — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 13,575 1000 USD 2018 up 5.5% 48th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Artificial 0.07 % 2021 up 16.7% 149th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Croplands 7.15 % 2021 unchanged 57th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Grassland 5.69 % 2021 up 11.1% 110th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Inland water 0.36 % 2021 unchanged 59th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 90.56 % 2021 down 0.2% 108th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow 0 % 2021 — 28th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 16.21 % 2021 up 15.2% 12th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 49.6 % 2021 down 4.1% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Sparsely 7.99 % 2021 up 0.4% 10th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Terrestrial 1.02 % 2021 up 12.1% 52nd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered 11.9 % 2021 down 5.9% 131st 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Artificial 2.1 km2 2021 up 16.7% 145th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Croplands 198.9 km2 2021 down 1.1% 92nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Grassland 158.1 km2 2021 up 9.7% 118th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Inland water 10 km2 2021 down 1.0% 111th ← Previous Page 28 of 57 Next →