Environment in Ireland 3,398 indicators covering environment for Ireland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste 137.57 Index 2024 up 19.7% 15th Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity 33,463 m3 2018 down 19.8% 35th Canada — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 4,921 t 2018 up 4,542.4% 28th Canada — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 5,030 1000 USD 2018 up 2,894.1% 24th Biodiesel — Energy consumption 11,112 TJ 2024 up 199.0% 19th Total FAO — Fibreboard — Export Quantity 444,879 m3 2018 up 11.1% 17th Wood pellets — Production 37,538 t 2024 up 17.3% 54th Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Value 4,162 1000 USD 2018 up 23.1% 32nd Legislation, Regulation, Act related to the prevention of 1 2025 unchanged 1st South Africa — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 18,034 1000 USD 2018 up 96.0% 13th Others (adjustment) — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity 9,063 m3 2018 down 18.4% 28th Total FAO — Fibreboard — Export Value 196,189 1000 USD 2018 down 6.5% 16th Hazardous pesticides — Export quantity 73.45 t 2024 down 81.7% 29th Hazardous pesticides — Export value 594.82 1000 USD 2024 down 85.5% 27th Japan — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 55 1000 USD 2018 down 65.8% 76th Others (adjustment) — Wood chips and particles — Import Value 110 1000 USD 2018 up 174.8% 13th Germany — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 12,835 m3 2018 up 117.4% 32nd Germany — Fibreboard — Import Value 11,031 1000 USD 2018 up 83.0% 29th Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Export Quantity 142,406 m3 2018 up 31.0% 13th Germany — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 11,012 1000 USD 2018 down 75.9% 39th Disinfectants, etc — Export quantity 1,354 t 2006 up 83.8% 43rd Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) 2.3 km 2021 down 14.8% 32nd Portugal — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 3,827 t 2018 up 374.8% 39th Portugal — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 3,996 1000 USD 2018 up 231.1% 38th Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Export Value -4,262 1000 USD 2018 down 276.2% 104th Ammonium sulphate — Agricultural Use 943 t 2024 down 94.5% 64th Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use 2 t 2024 down 50.0% 69th Cropland area certified organic — Area 5.37 1000 ha 2024 up 41.3% 66th Unspecified Area — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 640 t 2017 down 37.9% 41st Unspecified Area — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 1,345 1000 USD 2017 up 38.7% 34th Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Export value 4.54 1000 USD 2021 down 90.2% 54th Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Export quantity 1.04 t 2021 down 89.1% 56th Ozone (O₃) concentration 48 ppb 2015 unchanged 127th Salts of Pentachlorophenol — Import quantity 2.47 t 2024 down 53.7% 53rd Salts of Pentachlorophenol — Import value 127.44 1000 USD 2024 down 87.8% 40th Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use 16 t 2019 down 15.8% 52nd Russian Federation — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 914 t 2018 up 77.8% 80th Russian Federation — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 833 1000 USD 2018 up 78.4% 78th Switzerland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 56 t 2018 down 97.3% 67th Switzerland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 65 1000 USD 2018 down 99.6% 76th India — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 27,418 1000 USD 2018 up 81.3% 36th Coastal protection 63.11 2025 unchanged 112th Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use 20 t 2024 up 33.3% 63rd Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export quantity 3,063 t 2016 — 16th Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export value 769 1000 USD 2016 — 16th Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Export 31,058 m3 2018 down 87.4% 36th Superphosphates, other — Import quantity 3,381 t 2024 up 943.5% 28th Superphosphates, other — Import value 2,873 1000 USD 2024 up 2,393.2% 19th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Artificial 2.1 km2 2021 up 16.7% 89th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Croplands 198.8 km2 2021 down 1.1% 56th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Inland water 9.6 km2 2021 unchanged 59th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 2,474 km2 2021 down 1.4% 65th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 445.6 km2 2021 up 14.1% 30th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 1,348 km2 2021 down 5.3% 10th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Terrestrial 28.4 km2 2021 up 11.4% 47th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Tree-covered 330.6 km2 2021 down 6.9% 69th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Artificial 0.08 % 2021 up 33.3% 96th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Croplands 7.28 % 2021 unchanged 38th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Inland water 0.35 % 2021 unchanged 34th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 90.65 % 2021 down 0.2% 76th ← Previous Page 32 of 57 Next →