Estonia vs World: Cropland — Area per capita

Estonia
0.52 ha/cap
in 2024
World
0.19 ha/cap
in 2024
Estonia rank
19th
World rank
17th

Cropland — Area per capita over time

  • Estonia
  • World
0.20.40.60.8196119922024

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.52 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in World, a difference of 0.33 ha/cap.

That makes Estonia's figure about 2.7 times World's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 19th and World ranks 17th of 232 countries.

Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia World Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6525 ha/cap 0.2575 ha/cap 0.395 ha/cap Estonia
2000s 0.458 ha/cap 0.23 ha/cap 0.228 ha/cap Estonia
2010s 0.505 ha/cap 0.21 ha/cap 0.295 ha/cap Estonia
2020s 0.526 ha/cap 0.198 ha/cap 0.328 ha/cap Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Estonia or World?
Estonia, at 0.52 ha/cap against 0.19 ha/cap in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Estonia and World?
0.33 ha/cap, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and World?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Estonia and World rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
Estonia ranks 19th and World ranks 17th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Area per capita
Unit
ha/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 15,610 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.