Environmental protection (central government expenditure) — Value in Ireland

Ireland: Environmental protection (central government expenditure) — Value was 1,756 million SLC in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,756 million SLC
Change on year
up 28.6%
World rank
73rd
of 155 countries
All-time high
1,756 million SLC
in 2023
All-time low
419.7 million SLC
in 2002
Years of data
23
2001–2023

Environmental protection (central government expenditure) — Value in Ireland, 2001–2023

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2001201220232001: 434.7 million SLC2002: 419.7 million SLC2003: 472.2 million SLC2004: 466.1 million SLC2005: 514 million SLC2006: 631.3 million SLC2007: 655.9 million SLC2008: 766 million SLC2009: 917.9 million SLC2010: 933.5 million SLC2011: 814.7 million SLC2012: 847.3 million SLC2013: 548.8 million SLC2014: 480.9 million SLC2015: 515 million SLC2016: 503 million SLC2017: 540 million SLC2018: 625.8 million SLC2019: 1.1k million SLC2020: 1.1k million SLC2021: 1.2k million SLC2022: 1.4k million SLC2023: 1.8k million SLC

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 1,756 million SLC for environmental protection (central government expenditure) — value in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 28.6% on the previous year and up 220.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, environmental protection (central government expenditure) — value in Ireland peaked at 1,756 million SLC in 2023 and was at its lowest, 419.7 million SLC, in 2002.

That places Ireland 73rd out of 155 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Environmental protection (central government expenditure) — Value in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Environmental protection (central government expenditure) — Value Standard Local Currency in Ireland, 2001 to 2023.
Year million SLC Change
2001 434.72 million SLC
2002 419.7 million SLC -3.5%
2003 472.17 million SLC +12.5%
2004 466.1 million SLC -1.3%
2005 513.96 million SLC +10.3%
2006 631.31 million SLC +22.8%
2007 655.87 million SLC +3.9%
2008 765.96 million SLC +16.8%
2009 917.93 million SLC +19.8%
2010 933.52 million SLC +1.7%
2011 814.69 million SLC -12.7%
2012 847.29 million SLC +4.0%
2013 548.82 million SLC -35.2%
2014 480.88 million SLC -12.4%
2015 515 million SLC +7.1%
2016 503 million SLC -2.3%
2017 540.03 million SLC +7.4%
2018 625.81 million SLC +15.9%
2019 1,108 million SLC +77.0%
2020 1,118 million SLC +0.9%
2021 1,205 million SLC +7.7%
2022 1,365 million SLC +13.3%
2023 1,756 million SLC +28.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 586.41 million SLC 419.7 million SLC 917.93 million SLC 9
2010s 691.7 million SLC 480.88 million SLC 1,108 million SLC 10
2020s 1,361 million SLC 1,118 million SLC 1,756 million SLC 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 70 Malaysia 1,995 million SLC compare
  2. 71 Israel 1,967 million SLC compare
  3. 72 Maldives 1,816 million SLC compare
  4. 74 Guatemala 1,749 million SLC compare
  5. 75 Austria 1,734 million SLC compare
  6. 76 New Zealand 1,668 million SLC compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is environmental protection (central government expenditure) — value in Ireland?
Environmental protection (central government expenditure) — value in Ireland was 1,756 million SLC in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest environmental protection (central government expenditure) — value recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1,756 million SLC in 2023.
What is the lowest environmental protection (central government expenditure) — value recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 419.7 million SLC in 2002.
How does Ireland rank for environmental protection (central government expenditure) — value?
Ireland ranks 73rd out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
Is environmental protection (central government expenditure) — value rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 220.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Environmental protection (central government expenditure) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Environmental protection (central government expenditure) — Value Standard Local Currency
Unit
million SLC
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
167 places, 2,863 data points, 2001–2024
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The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.