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Geography>
Ireland
Surface area (square km)
70,280
(2021)
[121/216countries]
Land area (sq. km)
68,890
(2021)
[120/216countries]
Agricultural land (% of land area)
63.0%
(2021)
[32/210countries]
Forest area (sq. km)
7,860
(2021)
[131/214countries]
Forest area (% of land area)
11.4%
(2021)
[156/214countries]
Coastline (km)
1,448
(2019)
[68/230countries]
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
2.8%
(2015)
[109/172countries]
Average yearly temperature (degrees Celsius)
9.3
(1961-1990)
[154/191countries]
Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)
1,118
(2020)
[84/182countries]
Biodiversity>
Ireland
Bird species, threatened
9
(2018)
[155/215countries]
Fish species, threatened
28
(2018)
[112/215countries]
Mammal species, threatened
5
(2018)
[142/215countries]
Plant species (higher), threatened
3
(2018)
[169/215countries]
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
14.4%
(2018)
[114/211countries]
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
2.3%
(2018)
[68/169countries]
Animals, environment and mankind>
Ireland
% of those who think that human beings developed from animals
71.3%
(2000)
[15/25countries]
% of those who think that animal testing is right
57.8%
(2000)
[19/25countries]
Environment and economy>
Ireland
Environmental protection>
Ireland
Environmental Performance Index (world ranking)
16
(2024)
[16/179countries]
% of those who think that the government is successful in environmental protection
41.8%
(2006)
[7/33countries]
% of those who think that international bodies should have the right to enforce solutions to protect the environment
58.4%
(2013)
[25/33countries]
CO2 and climate change>
Ireland
CO2 emissions (kilo tonnes)
33,742
(2020)
[67/191countries]
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tonnes)
6.77
(2020)
[28/191countries]
CO2 emissions (kg per PPP $ of GDP)
0.072
(2020)
[166/181countries]
Energy>
Ireland
Coal supply per capita (kg)
138
(2020)
[34/74countries]
Crude oil supply per capita (kg)
574
(2020)
[43/89countries]
Natural gas supply per capita (million J)
42,839
(2020)
[28/87countries]
Renewable energy, % of primary energy supply
11.0%
(2020)
[14/36countries]
Electric power supply per capita (kWh)
6,498
(2020)
[27/95countries]
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, % of total
60.2%
(2020)
[52/97countries]
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources, % of total
3.8%
(2020)
[70/86countries]
Nuclear and radioactivity>
Ireland
% of those who think that radioactivity results to death
49.5%
(2000)
[9/25countries]
% of those who think that all radioactivity is made by humans
56.2%
(1993)
[10/20countries]
% of those who strongly feel the danger of a nuclear accident
23.4%
(2000)
[8/24countries]
Environmental pollution>
Ireland
Waste and cleanness>
Ireland
Municipal waste (kg per capita)
645
(2020)
[11/48countries]
Municipal waste, % of recycling
30
(2020)
[10/44countries]
Proportion of population using safely-managed sanitation services (%)
83%
(2020)
[34/115countries]