Estonia vs Slovenia: Annual forest expansion
Estonia
2,160 hectares per year
in 2020
Slovenia
2,360 hectares per year
in 2020
Estonia rank
56th
Slovenia rank
54th
Annual forest expansion over time
- Estonia
- Slovenia
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 2,360 hectares per year against 2,160 hectares per year in Estonia, a difference of 200 hectares per year.
That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Slovenia ahead.
Estonia ranks 56th and Slovenia ranks 54th of 110 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Slovenia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,530 hectares per year | 7,330 hectares per year | 3,800 hectares per year | Slovenia |
| 2000s | 13,820 hectares per year | 4,630 hectares per year | 9,190 hectares per year | Estonia |
| 2010s | 16,175 hectares per year | 2,090 hectares per year | 14,085 hectares per year | Estonia |
| 2020s | 2,160 hectares per year | 2,360 hectares per year | 200 hectares per year | Slovenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual forest expansion, Estonia or Slovenia?
- Slovenia, at 2,360 hectares per year against 2,160 hectares per year in Estonia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual forest expansion between Estonia and Slovenia?
- 200 hectares per year, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Slovenia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Estonia and Slovenia rank globally for annual forest expansion?
- Estonia ranks 56th and Slovenia ranks 54th of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual forest expansion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).