Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Estonia

Estonia: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 22.98 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
22.98 %
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
147th
of 216 countries
All-time high
32.41 %
in 1992
All-time low
16.47 %
in 2002
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Estonia, 1992–2024

01020301992200820241992: 32.4 %1993: 31.1 %1994: 26 %1995: 23.4 %1996: 23.7 %1997: 24.1 %1998: 24.6 %1999: 23.6 %2000: 23.3 %2001: 21 %2002: 16.5 %2003: 19.6 %2004: 18.2 %2005: 20.8 %2006: 21.2 %2007: 21.6 %2008: 21.4 %2009: 22 %2010: 22.4 %2011: 22.3 %2012: 22.6 %2013: 22.2 %2014: 22.4 %2015: 22.8 %2016: 23.1 %2017: 23 %2018: 23 %2019: 23.1 %2020: 23 %2021: 23.1 %2022: 23.1 %2023: 23.1 %2024: 23 %

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 147th of 216 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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 147th out of 216 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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Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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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.