Deforestation statistics for Ireland

Tree cover loss data for Ireland

"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.

Tree cover threshold (%)	Total area (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha)	% land area	Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha)	% land area	Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha)	% land area	Tree cover loss 2001-2018 (ha)	% tree cover loss since 2000	Avg tree cover loss/year (ha)	Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha)	Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha)
10	7053760	1107637	15.70%	2010712	28.50%	1961587	27.80%	117287	10.60%	6516	6816	6141
15	7053760	959001	13.60%	1811830	25.70%	1763054	25.00%	116390	12.10%	6466	6761	6097
20	7053760	906429	12.90%	1758268	24.90%	1709593	24.20%	116136	12.80%	6452	6746	6084
25	7053760	876239	12.40%	1622549	23.00%	1574481	22.30%	115389	13.20%	6411	6732	6009
30	7053760	842870	11.90%	1502669	21.30%	1454809	20.60%	114966	13.60%	6387	6711	5983
50	7053760	639948	9.10%	1002359	14.20%	956864	13.60%	109195	17.10%	6066	6370	5687
75	7053760	290327	4.10%	447961	6.40%	414872	5.90%	85400	29.40%	4744	5231	4136

Biomass and land use carbon emissions data for Ireland

Tree cover threshold (%)	Total area (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha)	Carbon biomass (Mt)	Biomass loss 2001-18 (Mt)	Avg biomass loss/year (Mt)	Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt)	Avg carbon emissions/year (Mt)
10	7053760	1107637	2010712	288277794	21144063	1174670	38764118	2153562
15	7053760	959001	1811830	260985514	21054057	1169670	38599105	2144395
20	7053760	906429	1758268	250987304	21026872	1168160	38549284	2141627
25	7053760	876239	1622549	245271226	20956496	1164250	38420247	2134458
30	7053760	842870	1502669	238730309	20910848	1161714	38336559	2129809
50	7053760	639948	1002359	197885136	20300558	1127809	37217689	2067649
75	7053760	290327	447961	108089639	17052990	947388	31263808	1736878

Tree cover data for subnational administrative areas in Ireland

"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.

Administrative area	Total area (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha)	% cover in 2018	Loss 2001-2018 (ha)	% loss since 2000	Avg loss/year since 2000 (ha)	Loss 2001-2010 (ha)	loss between 2000-2010	Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha)	Loss 2011-2018 (ha)	loss between 2011-2018	Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha)
Carlow	102354	16285	18841	17908	17%	2184	13%	121	1251	8%	125	933	5%	117
Cavan	198042	23562	55662	54748	28%	2320	10%	129	1406	6%	141	914	2%	114
Clare	332596	42904	86285	82970	25%	5813	14%	323	2498	6%	250	3315	4%	414
Cork	779579	125583	181053	173082	22%	18371	15%	1,021	10400	8%	1,040	7971	4%	996
Donegal	493050	46066	95025	91631	19%	7181	16%	399	3787	8%	379	3394	4%	424
Dublin	89398	9705	13452	13101	15%	905	9%	50	554	6%	55	351	3%	44
Galway	629065	50567	106610	103420	16%	8416	17%	468	5226	10%	523	3190	3%	399
Kerry	459981	40658	80433	77267	17%	6552	16%	364	3386	8%	339	3166	4%	396
Kildare	180703	24186	30826	30288	17%	2259	9%	126	1721	7%	172	538	2%	67
Kilkenny	203527	27943	35509	33956	17%	3309	12%	184	1756	6%	176	1553	4%	194
Laoighis	165197	27332	38971	37340	23%	4837	18%	269	3206	12%	321	1631	4%	204
Leitrim	154388	22603	50625	49194	32%	3548	16%	197	2117	9%	212	1431	3%	179
Limerick	270333	24102	59941	58021	21%	3439	14%	191	1519	6%	152	1920	3%	240
Longford	111436	9325	30344	29758	27%	1091	12%	61	505	5%	51	586	2%	73
Louth	89308	10245	17522	17254	19%	602	6%	33	334	3%	33	268	2%	34
Mayo	566540	40684	98653	96347	17%	5584	14%	310	3278	8%	328	2306	2%	288
Meath	221749	20945	37059	36796	17%	843	4%	47	580	3%	58	263	1%	33
Monaghan	134795	15865	38115	37839	28%	697	4%	39	421	3%	42	276	1%	35
Offaly	190012	26823	40206	39165	21%	3350	12%	186	2309	9%	231	1041	3%	130
Roscommon	255985	19437	54696	53768	21%	1770	9%	98	842	4%	84	928	2%	116
Sligo	189615	17521	46359	45072	24%	2565	15%	143	1278	7%	128	1287	3%	161
Tipperary	446396	63244	101179	97433	22%	8363	13%	465	4617	7%	462	3746	4%	468
Waterford	185536	43540	52242	50181	27%	6495	15%	361	4434	10%	443	2061	4%	258
Westmeath	189456	20885	37368	36503	19%	2234	11%	124	1369	7%	137	865	2%	108
Wexford	224769	17523	24878	24462	11%	1642	9%	91	1226	7%	123	416	2%	52
Wicklow	189950	55337	70815	67305	35%	10596	19%	589	7086	13%	709	3510	5%	439

Carbon dioxide emissions data for subnational administrative areas in Ireland

"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.

Administrative area	Total area (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha)	Carbon biomass (Mt)	Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt)	Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-18 (Mt)	Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-10 (Mt)	Avg carbon emissions/year 2011-18 (Mt)
Carlow	102354	16285	18841	4789807	743884	41327	43286	38878
Cavan	198042	23562	55662	6105939	745155	41398	45575	36176
Clare	332596	42904	86285	12742243	1978439	109913	87117	138409
Cork	779579	125583	181053	37627480	6532702	362928	376926	345430
Donegal	493050	46066	95025	11548746	2130224	118346	113695	124160
Dublin	89398	9705	13452	2817002	285566	15865	17801	13445
Galway	629065	50567	106610	13780832	2711910	150662	173713	121848
Kerry	459981	40658	80433	11402609	2120487	117805	108543	129383
Kildare	180703	24186	30826	6872828	801963	44554	61483	23392
Kilkenny	203527	27943	35509	8316983	1168761	64931	64406	65588
Laoighis	165197	27332	38971	7950214	1623776	90210	108758	67024
Leitrim	154388	22603	50625	5911928	1132502	62917	67952	56622
Limerick	270333	24102	59941	7013140	1150718	63929	52384	78359
Longford	111436	9325	30344	2308189	335097	18617	16585	21156
Louth	89308	10245	17522	3113044	216879	12049	12134	11942
Mayo	566540	40684	98653	10103179	1660790	92266	99768	82888
Meath	221749	20945	37059	6113633	319314	17740	22462	11837
Monaghan	134795	15865	38115	4183708	217901	12106	13485	10381
Offaly	190012	26823	40206	7378117	1122040	62336	78709	41869
Roscommon	255985	19437	54696	4844178	552197	30678	27647	34466
Sligo	189615	17521	46359	4453667	769220	42734	39864	46323
Tipperary	446396	63244	101179	17972238	2798147	155453	156830	153731
Waterford	185536	43540	52242	13964056	2375408	131967	160441	96375
Westmeath	189456	20885	37368	5678440	749245	41625	47248	34596
Wexford	224769	17523	24878	5312583	600937	33385	45366	18409
Wicklow	189950	55337	70815	16425526	3493297	194072	233636	144618

Biomass data for subnational administrative areas in Ireland

This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.

Administrative area	Total area (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha)	Carbon biomass (Mt)	Avg biomass per ha (Mt)	Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt)	Avg annual emissions 2001-18 (Mt)	Avg annual emissions 2001-10 (Mt)	Avg annual emissions 2011-18 (Mt)
Carlow	102354	16285	18841	2612622	160	405757	22542	23611	21206
Cavan	198042	23562	55662	3330512	141	406448	22580	24859	19732
Clare	332596	42904	86285	6950314	162	1079148	59953	47518	75496
Cork	779579	125583	181053	20524080	163	3563293	197961	205596	188417
Donegal	493050	46066	95025	6299316	137	1161939	64552	62015	67723
Dublin	89398	9705	13452	1536547	158	155765	8654	9710	7334
Galway	629065	50567	106610	7516817	149	1479226	82179	94753	66463
Kerry	459981	40658	80433	6219605	153	1156630	64257	59205	70573
Kildare	180703	24186	30826	3748815	155	437433	24302	33536	12759
Kilkenny	203527	27943	35509	4536536	162	637506	35417	35131	35775
Laoighis	165197	27332	38971	4336480	159	885696	49205	59323	36559
Leitrim	154388	22603	50625	3224688	143	617727	34318	37065	30885
Limerick	270333	24102	59941	3825349	159	627663	34870	28573	42741
Longford	111436	9325	30344	1259012	135	182780	10154	9046	11540
Louth	89308	10245	17522	1698024	166	118297	6572	6619	6514
Mayo	566540	40684	98653	5510825	135	905886	50327	54419	45212
Meath	221749	20945	37059	3334709	159	174169	9676	12252	6456
Monaghan	134795	15865	38115	2282023	144	118855	6603	7356	5663
Offaly	190012	26823	40206	4024428	150	612022	34001	42932	22837
Roscommon	255985	19437	54696	2642279	136	301199	16733	15080	18799
Sligo	189615	17521	46359	2429273	139	419575	23310	21744	25267
Tipperary	446396	63244	101179	9803039	155	1526261	84792	85544	83853
Waterford	185536	43540	52242	7616758	175	1295675	71982	87513	52568
Westmeath	189456	20885	37368	3097331	148	408677	22704	25771	18871
Wexford	224769	17523	24878	2897773	165	327786	18210	24745	10042
Wicklow	189950	55337	70815	8959378	162	1905435	105858	127438	78883

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.

Citation: Mongabay. "Deforestation statistics for [selected country name]". Accessed on [date] from worldrainforests.com.

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