Ireland - Environment
As far as the environment of Ireland is concerned, there have been water pollution, especially of lakes, from agricultural runoff; acid rain kills plants, destroys soil fertility, and contributes to deforestation. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands, Whaling.
About the environment of Ireland
Climate We have temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time
Revenue from forest resources 0.01% of GDP (2018 est.)
Revenue from coal 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 2,692,537 tons (2012 est.)
Total renewable water resources 52 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 990 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 520 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural 40 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 8.2 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 37.71 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 13.67 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 66.1% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 15.4% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 50.7% (2018 est.)
Forest 10.9% (2018 est.)
Other 23% (2018 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 64.5% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 1.15% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 1.270 million DUBLIN (capital) (2023).
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Ireland is found in Northern Europe