Jackie Cahill
Question:1028. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of the country under afforestation as of 1 January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11890/21]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 March 2021
1028. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of the country under afforestation as of 1 January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11890/21]
View answer1029. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of the country under afforestation by county as of 1 January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11891/21]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 1028 and 1029 together.
My Department produces the National Forest Inventory (NFI), the most recent of which, carried out in 2017, shows that 11% of the country is afforested. The table below shows the forest area sand non-forest area in each county and the percentage forest cover, which is extracted from the NFI.
County |
Forest Area (ha) |
Non-Forest Area (ha) |
Total County Area (ha) |
Forest Cover (%) |
Carlow |
8,403 |
81,225 |
89,627 |
9.4 |
Cavan |
18,032 |
175,510 |
193,542 |
9.3 |
Clare |
55,106 |
264,668 |
319,773 |
17.2 |
Cork |
90,020 |
656,549 |
746,569 |
12.1 |
Donegal |
55,534 |
430,084 |
485,618 |
11.4 |
Dublin |
6,011 |
86,555 |
92,566 |
6.5 |
Galway |
60,605 |
551,824 |
612,429 |
9.9 |
Kerry |
57,540 |
417,460 |
475,000 |
12.1 |
Kildare |
10,396 |
159,140 |
169,536 |
6.1 |
Kilkenny |
19,825 |
186,513 |
206,337 |
9.6 |
Laois |
26,462 |
145,539 |
172,001 |
15.4 |
Leitrim |
30,061 |
128,948 |
159,009 |
18.9 |
Limerick |
27,933 |
240,624 |
268,557 |
10.4 |
Longford |
9,160 |
99,969 |
109,129 |
8.4 |
Louth |
2,428 |
80,131 |
82,559 |
2.9 |
Mayo |
51,325 |
508,438 |
559,763 |
9.2 |
Meath |
13,326 |
220,881 |
234,207 |
5.7 |
Monaghan |
5,997 |
123,547 |
129,545 |
4.6 |
Offaly |
29,332 |
170,771 |
200,103 |
14.7 |
Roscommon |
28,311 |
226,489 |
254,800 |
11.1 |
Sligo |
20,980 |
162,690 |
183,670 |
11.4 |
Tipperary |
50,241 |
375,214 |
425,455 |
11.8 |
Waterford |
26,949 |
156,864 |
183,813 |
14.7 |
Westmeath |
15,163 |
168,787 |
183,950 |
8.2 |
Wexford |
14,620 |
221,269 |
235,889 |
6.2 |
Wicklow |
36,262 |
166,401 |
202,663 |
17.9 |
Nationally |
770,020 |
6,206,092 |
6,976,112 |
11.0 |