Environment in Ireland

3,398 indicators covering environment for Ireland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover 16.33 % 2021 up 15.6% 11th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Shrubs 49.38 % 2021 down 4.2% 1st
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Terrestrial 1.04 % 2021 up 13.0% 33rd
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Tree-covered 12.11 % 2021 down 5.8% 82nd
Unspecified Area — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 5,469 1000 USD 2018 up 3,117.1% 34th
Diammonium phosphate (DAP) — Agricultural Use 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 82nd
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Export 3,170 1000 USD 2018 down 78.0% 38th
Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Production 0 t 2024 — 48th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Grassland 151.3 km2 2021 up 8.8% 68th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Permanent 0 km2 2021 — 30th
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Sparsely 215.1 km2 2021 down 0.6% 32nd
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Grassland 5.54 % 2021 up 9.9% 80th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Permanent 0 % 2021 — 25th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Sparsely 7.88 % 2021 up 0.6% 11th
Biodiesel — Energy production 3,853 TJ 2024 up 318.8% 34th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — Forest 446,661 1000 USD 2018 up 40.2% 6th
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in forestry and logging 2.43 1000 No 2018 up 14.1% 56th
Singapore — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 195 t 2014 up 1,400.0% 72nd
Singapore — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 191 1000 USD 2014 up 6.7% 71st
T�rkiye — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 2,071 t 2018 up 216.2% 32nd
T�rkiye — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 2,195 1000 USD 2018 up 178.9% 36th
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in forestry and logging 2.08 1000 No 2018 up 8.3% 59th
Czechia — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 6,400 1000 USD 2018 up 135.7% 36th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Export quantity 18,174 m3 2024 up 1,345.8% 19th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Export value 2,236 1000 USD 2024 up 1,006.9% 20th
United States of America — Wood pulp — Import Quantity 9,109 t 2018 up 217.3% 45th
United States of America — Wood pulp — Import Value 9,900 1000 USD 2018 up 247.7% 44th
Herbicides - nes — Agricultural Use 1,283 t 2024 down 3.2% 33rd
Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, coniferous -191,523 m3 2018 down 325.4% 88th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Export quantity 1 t 2024 down 90.0% 44th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Export value 2 1000 USD 2024 down 60.0% 46th
Slovenia — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 1,633 1000 USD 2018 down 41.4% 53rd
Fung & Bact - nes — Agricultural Use 179 t 2024 down 55.1% 41st
China — Veneer sheets — Import Quantity 33 m3 2018 down 73.8% 73rd
China — Veneer sheets — Import Value 144 1000 USD 2018 down 66.7% 55th
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in forestry and 2.27 % 2018 up 23.4% 40th
United States of America — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import 6,871 m3 2018 down 41.9% 25th
United States of America — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Import Value 9,875 1000 USD 2018 down 43.9% 21st
Japan — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 7 t 2018 down 58.8% 81st
Japan — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 55 1000 USD 2018 down 16.7% 72nd
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Agricultural Use 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 83rd
Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, coniferous -8,627 1000 USD 2018 down 717.7% 104th
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous tropical 770 m3 2015 up 626.4% 54th
Freshwater Fish — Feed 0 1000 t 2023 — 8th
Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Production 0 t 2024 — 51st
Compounds of mercury chemically defined, excluding amalgams — Import 0.169 t 2024 down 40.3% 42nd
Compounds of mercury chemically defined, excluding amalgams — Import 20.66 1000 USD 2024 down 25.6% 39th
Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan 76.9% 2025 up 7.6% 38th
Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape (general government) 116.58 million SLC 2023 down 60.7% 50th
Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape (general government) 126.05 million USD 2023 down 68.0% 29th
Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape (general government) 111.2 million USD 2023 down 69.1% 28th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Export quantity 0 t 2016 — 23rd
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous tropical 976 1000 USD 2015 up 972.5% 52nd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Export value 0 1000 USD 2016 — 23rd
Norway — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 2,529 1000 USD 2018 down 92.1% 32nd
Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use 281 t 2024 down 66.2% 29th
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Agricultural Use 2,613 t 2024 down 25.6% 35th
Insecticides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use 1 t 2023 down 87.5% 54th
Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area 537 1000 ha 2024 up 8.7% 40th
Poland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 2,429 t 2018 down 35.3% 58th