Forest land area rose 0.759% to 7.54 '000 sq km in Ireland in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in Ireland reached an all time high of 7.54 '000 sq km in 2015 and an all time low of 4.65 '000 sq km in 1990. When compared to Ireland's main peers, forest land area in Canada amounted to 3,471 '000 sq km, 170 '000 sq km in France, 0.492 '000 sq km in Iceland and 31.4 '000 sq km in United Kingdom in 2015.
Ireland has been ranked 127th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area.
| Forest Land Area | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Australia | '000 sq km | 1,502 | 1,232 | 1,235 | 1,238 | 1,241 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | '000 sq km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.77 | 6.81 | 6.82 | 6.82 | 6.83 | |||||||||||
| Canada | '000 sq km | 3,101 | 3,473 | 3,473 | 3,472 | 3,472 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | '000 sq km | 5.42 | 5.87 | 5.92 | 5.97 | 6.02 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | '000 sq km | 159 | 164 | 165 | 167 | 168 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | '000 sq km | 111 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | '000 sq km | 0.290 | 0.427 | 0.440 | 0.453 | 0.466 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | '000 sq km | 7.30 | 7.26 | 7.31 | 7.37 | 7.43 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | '000 sq km | 90.7 | 90.3 | 90.8 | 91.4 | 91.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | '000 sq km | 650 | 665 | 664 | 663 | 662 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | '000 sq km | 99.9 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | '000 sq km | 180 | 182 | 183 | 183 | 183 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | '000 sq km | 282 | 281 | 281 | 281 | 281 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 sq km | 3,036 | 3,087 | 3,090 | 3,093 | 3,095 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | '000 sq km | 28.7 | 30.6 | 30.8 | 30.9 | 31.1 |
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