Deforestation tables and charts for Ireland

Deforestation data for Ireland , 1990-2005. Ireland 's data is derived from the FAO.

Forest Cover (hectares): 669000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 9.7
Other wooded land (hectares): 41000
Other land with tree cover (hectares):
Total land area (hectares): 7,027,000

Forest Area

Classification	Area			Annual change rate				Total change
Period	1990	2000	2005	1990-2000	1990-2000	2000-2005	2000-2005	1990-2005	1990-2005	1990s vs 2000s
Units	ha	ha	ha	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%	%
Total forest area	441000	609000	669000	17000	3.3	12000	1.9	228,000	51.7	-42.42
Other wooded land	40000	41000	41000	100	0.25	0	0	1,000	2.5	-100
Primary forests	1000	0	0	-100	-10	0		-1000	-100	-100
Plantations	350000	519000	579000	16,900	4.83	12,000	2.31	229000	65.4	-52.1

Chart: Forest cover in Ireland, 1990-2005


Chart: Other wooded land cover in Ireland, 1990-2005


Chart: Primary forest cover in Ireland 1990-2005


All data derived from the Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O)