Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Estonia
Estonia: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 22.98 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Estonia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Estonia is 22.98 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Estonia peaked at 32.41 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 16.47 %, in 2002.
Estonia ranks 170th of 255 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 32.41 % | — |
| 1993 | 31.14 % | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 25.97 % | -16.6% |
| 1995 | 23.38 % | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 23.71 % | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 24.13 % | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 24.6 % | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 23.61 % | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 23.26 % | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 21 % | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 16.47 % | -21.6% |
| 2003 | 19.55 % | +18.7% |
| 2004 | 18.17 % | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 20.8 % | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 21.2 % | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 21.58 % | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 21.39 % | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 21.98 % | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 22.38 % | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 22.32 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 22.55 % | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 22.2 % | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 22.41 % | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 22.84 % | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 23.07 % | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 22.97 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 23.04 % | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 23.12 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 23.04 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 23.09 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 23.08 % | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.12 % | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 22.98 % | -0.6% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 22.98 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.49 %, 98% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 22.98 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 43.63 %, 53% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.12 % | 23.38 % | 32.41 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 20.54 % | 16.47 % | 23.26 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.69 % | 22.2 % | 23.12 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.06 % | 22.98 % | 23.12 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 167 Barbados 23.2 % compare
- 168 Panama 23.08 % compare
- 169 Saint Kitts and Nevis 22.99 % compare
- 171 Timor-Leste 22.96 % compare
- 171 East Timor 22.96 % compare
- 173 Bosnia and Herzegovina 22.43 % compare
More environment data for Estonia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.899 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.78 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -5.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0832 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Estonia?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Estonia was 22.98 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.41 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.47 % in 2002.
- How does Estonia rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Estonia ranks 170th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.