Annual afforestation in Estonia
Estonia: Annual afforestation was 970 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual afforestation in Estonia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual afforestation in Estonia is 970 hectares per year, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 89.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Estonia peaked at 9,120 hectares per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 630 hectares per year, in 1990.
Estonia ranks 46th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 630 hectares per year | 630 hectares per year | 630 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,480 hectares per year | 2,480 hectares per year | 2,480 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 5,760 hectares per year | 2,400 hectares per year | 9,120 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 970 hectares per year | 970 hectares per year | 970 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More environment data for Estonia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 14.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 10.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.8405 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1338 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0778 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0311 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0082 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.539 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Estonia?
- Annual afforestation in Estonia was 970 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 9,120 hectares per year in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 630 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Estonia rank for annual afforestation?
- Estonia ranks 46th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.