Ireland's State of the Environment Report 2024

117 Chapter 5: Land Figure 5.4  Stacked bar chart showing the proportion of Ireland’s level 1 land cover types ˜ Grassland, swamp & saltmarsh ˜ Forest & woodland ˜ Scrub, hedgerows & treelines ˜ Peatland ˜ Heath & bracken ˜ Cultivated land ˜ Artificial surfaces ˜ Water bodies ˜ Exposed surfaces Source: National Land Cover Map of Ireland