Annual forest expansion in Estonia
Estonia: Annual forest expansion was 2,160 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual forest expansion 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
In 2020, annual forest expansion in Estonia stood at 2,160 hectares per year. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 91.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual forest expansion in Estonia peaked at 25,620 hectares per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2,160 hectares per year, in 2020.
That places Estonia 56th out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual forest expansion in Estonia, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,530 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 13,820 hectares per year | +291.5% |
| 2010 | 25,620 hectares per year | +85.4% |
| 2015 | 6,730 hectares per year | -73.7% |
| 2020 | 2,160 hectares per year | -67.9% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 2,160 hectares per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,880 hectares per year, 75% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 2,160 hectares per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5,130 hectares per year, 42% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,530 hectares per year | 3,530 hectares per year | 3,530 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 13,820 hectares per year | 13,820 hectares per year | 13,820 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 16,175 hectares per year | 6,730 hectares per year | 25,620 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 2,160 hectares per year | 2,160 hectares per year | 2,160 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual forest expansion in Estonia?
- Annual forest expansion in Estonia was 2,160 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 forest expansion recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 25,620 hectares per year in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual forest expansion recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,160 hectares per year in 2020.
- How does Estonia rank for annual forest expansion?
- Estonia ranks 56th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual forest expansion rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.6%. 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 forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).