Environmental protection in Ireland
Ireland: Environmental protection was 1.48 billion in 2021. β² Rising
Environmental protection in Ireland, 1995β2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 1.48 billion for environmental protection in 2021.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environmental protection in Ireland peaked at 2.00 billion in 2008 and was at its lowest, 297.15 million, in 1995.
Ireland ranks 62nd of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 411.59 million | 297.15 million | 523.14 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.45 billion | 805.14 million | 2.00 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 billion | 1.04 billion | 1.60 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 billion | 1.43 billion | 1.48 billion | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More public sector data for Ireland
- Arms imports 63.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 11.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -74.29 % change on previous year (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 63.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 914.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Tax revenue 17.9% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 93.19 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 45.2% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 27.29 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is environmental protection in Ireland?
- Environmental protection in Ireland was 1.48 billion in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest environmental protection recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.00 billion in 2008.
- What is the lowest environmental protection recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 297.15 million in 1995.
- How does Ireland rank for environmental protection?
- Ireland ranks 62nd out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is environmental protection rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Environmental protection (Domestic Currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset captures government spending on environmental protection efforts such as pollution abatement, biodiversity conservation, and waste management. These expenditures are classified according to the COFOG framework (Classification of the Functions of Government).