Farmer planting accounted for nearly 50% of afforestation in 2023

The 2023 afforested area is only 24% of the 2007 figure, when the afforested area was up to 6,947 hectares.

The area planted by farmers accounted for 47% of the total afforested area in 2023, new CSO figures released on Tuesday show.

The area afforested in 2023 was 1,651 hectares, a 27% decrease from the 2,273 hectares afforested in 2022.