Deforestation statistics for Ireland
Ireland: Demographic data
| Population (2022) | 4,937,786 |
| Annual population growth rate (2022) | 1.10% |
| Population density (people/sq km) | 72 |
| Net migration | 23,604 |
| Fertility rate | 1.8 |
| Median age | 38 |
| Urban population share | 63% |
Ireland: Land cover and land use change data
| Land area (sq km): 68,890 |
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Tree cover (30%) Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 841,576 Tree cover extent as % of land area: 12.2% Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 131,404 Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 15.6% |
Ireland: Annual forest and tree cover data
Ireland: Tree cover loss by year
30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares|
Year: Hectares 2001: 9,560 2002: 5,298 2003: 2,263 2004: 6,866 2005: 8,094 2006: 5,248 2007: 11,682 2008: 6,924 2009: 7,231 2010: 3,855 2011: 3,109 2012: 5,826 2013: 4,773 2014: 5,718 2015: 4,484 2016: 9,388 2017: 6,129 2018: 8,380 2019: 10,370 2020: 6,207 |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Tree cover extent (2001) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | 16,248 | 631 | 618 | 514 | 986 | 2,748 | 16.9% |
| Kilkenny | 27,905 | 1,046 | 708 | 921 | 1,069 | 3,743 | 13.4% |
| Laoighis | 27,278 | 1,802 | 1,398 | 859 | 1,433 | 5,492 | 20.1% |
| Leitrim | 22,562 | 776 | 1,335 | 594 | 1,783 | 4,488 | 19.9% |
| Limerick | 24,060 | 732 | 783 | 953 | 1,381 | 3,849 | 16.0% |
| Longford | 9,307 | 249 | 256 | 282 | 436 | 1,223 | 13.1% |
| Louth | 10,213 | 169 | 165 | 151 | 205 | 690 | 6.8% |
| Mayo | 40,630 | 782 | 2,498 | 1,150 | 1,868 | 6,298 | 15.5% |
| Meath | 20,909 | 346 | 233 | 156 | 145 | 880 | 4.2% |
| Monaghan | 15,820 | 213 | 205 | 143 | 240 | 802 | 5.1% |
| Offaly | 26,760 | 1,065 | 1,238 | 579 | 889 | 3,771 | 14.1% |
| Cavan | 23,509 | 474 | 926 | 473 | 737 | 2,610 | 11.1% |
| Roscommon | 19,404 | 410 | 430 | 345 | 1,130 | 2,314 | 11.9% |
| Sligo | 17,488 | 395 | 882 | 544 | 1,266 | 3,087 | 17.7% |
| Tipperary | 63,161 | 2,647 | 1,966 | 1,930 | 3,106 | 9,649 | 15.3% |
| Waterford | 43,482 | 2,277 | 2,152 | 1,036 | 1,697 | 7,161 | 16.5% |
| Westmeath | 20,853 | 598 | 770 | 607 | 462 | 2,437 | 11.7% |
| Wexford | 17,496 | 679 | 544 | 233 | 397 | 1,854 | 10.6% |
| Wicklow | 55,273 | 3,600 | 3,473 | 1,842 | 3,859 | 12,774 | 23.1% |
| Clare | 42,866 | 914 | 1,581 | 1,489 | 3,083 | 7,068 | 16.5% |
| Cork | 125,462 | 4,754 | 5,638 | 3,802 | 6,334 | 20,527 | 16.4% |
| Donegal | 45,989 | 1,668 | 2,119 | 1,789 | 2,478 | 8,054 | 17.5% |
| Dublin | 9,680 | 246 | 306 | 218 | 208 | 977 | 10.1% |
| Galway | 50,468 | 3,014 | 2,209 | 1,380 | 2,864 | 9,467 | 18.8% |
| Kerry | 40,609 | 1,550 | 1,832 | 1,638 | 2,001 | 7,021 | 17.3% |
| Kildare | 24,139 | 1,044 | 676 | 282 | 416 | 2,417 | 10.0% |
2019 forest data for Ireland | Archived forest data for Ireland | Forest data for Ireland
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
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