Environmental protection (general government expenditure) — Value in Ireland

Ireland: Environmental protection (general government expenditure) — Value was 1,850 million SLC in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1,850 million SLC
Change on year
up 26.4%
World rank
58th
of 93 countries
All-time high
2,054 million SLC
in 2008
All-time low
1,011 million SLC
in 2013
Years of data
23
2001–2023

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

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2001201220232001: 1.1k million SLC2002: 1.2k million SLC2003: 1.3k million SLC2004: 1.4k million SLC2005: 1.5k million SLC2006: 1.7k million SLC2007: 1.9k million SLC2008: 2.1k million SLC2009: 1.9k million SLC2010: 1.7k million SLC2011: 1.3k million SLC2012: 1.3k million SLC2013: 1.0k million SLC2014: 1.0k million SLC2015: 1.0k million SLC2016: 1.2k million SLC2017: 1.2k million SLC2018: 1.3k million SLC2019: 1.2k million SLC2020: 1.2k million SLC2021: 1.3k million SLC2022: 1.5k million SLC2023: 1.9k million SLC

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value in Ireland is 1,850 million SLC, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 26.4% on the previous year and up 83.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value in Ireland peaked at 2,054 million SLC in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,011 million SLC, in 2013.

That places Ireland 58th out of 93 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Environmental protection (general government expenditure) — Value Standard Local Currency in Ireland, 2001 to 2023.
Year million SLC Change
2001 1,067 million SLC
2002 1,174 million SLC +10.0%
2003 1,278 million SLC +8.8%
2004 1,351 million SLC +5.7%
2005 1,463 million SLC +8.4%
2006 1,708 million SLC +16.7%
2007 1,944 million SLC +13.8%
2008 2,054 million SLC +5.7%
2009 1,919 million SLC -6.6%
2010 1,733 million SLC -9.7%
2011 1,324 million SLC -23.6%
2012 1,349 million SLC +1.9%
2013 1,011 million SLC -25.1%
2014 1,011 million SLC +0.0%
2015 1,047 million SLC +3.6%
2016 1,210 million SLC +15.6%
2017 1,223 million SLC +1.1%
2018 1,294 million SLC +5.8%
2019 1,189 million SLC -8.2%
2020 1,204 million SLC +1.3%
2021 1,295 million SLC +7.6%
2022 1,464 million SLC +13.1%
2023 1,850 million SLC +26.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,551 million SLC 1,067 million SLC 2,054 million SLC 9
2010s 1,239 million SLC 1,011 million SLC 1,733 million SLC 10
2020s 1,453 million SLC 1,204 million SLC 1,850 million SLC 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 55 Singapore 2,375 million SLC compare
  2. 56 China, Macao SAR 2,363 million SLC compare
  3. 57 Portugal 2,021 million SLC compare
  4. 59 Bulgaria 1,522 million SLC compare
  5. 60 Slovakia 1,154 million SLC compare
  6. 61 Luxembourg 950.67 million SLC compare

See the full ranking of 99 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value in Ireland?
Environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value in Ireland was 1,850 million SLC in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 2,054 million SLC in 2008.
What is the lowest environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,011 million SLC in 2013.
How does Ireland rank for environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value?
Ireland ranks 58th out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
Is environmental protection (general government expenditure) — value rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 83.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 (general government expenditure) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Environmental protection (general 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
99 places, 1,736 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.