Arable land — Area in Estonia
Estonia: Arable land — Area was 705 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Estonia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 705 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Estonia peaked at 1,115 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 519.3 1000 ha, in 2004.
Estonia ranks 137th of 248 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.
Arable land — Area in Estonia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,115 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 1,066 1000 ha | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 949 1000 ha | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 874 1000 ha | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 884 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 888 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 887 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 859 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 843 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 677 1000 ha | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 613.6 1000 ha | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 545 1000 ha | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 519.3 1000 ha | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 591.8 1000 ha | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 559.1 1000 ha | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 599.3 1000 ha | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 597.8 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 596.4 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 645 1000 ha | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 632.4 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 620.5 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 638 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 654 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 675 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 696 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 679 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 683 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 690 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 694 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 700 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 707 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 711 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 705 1000 ha | -0.8% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 705 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 172.25 1000 ha, 4.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 705 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,338 1000 ha, 53% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 940.25 1000 ha | 859 1000 ha | 1,115 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 614.23 1000 ha | 519.3 1000 ha | 843 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 661.29 1000 ha | 620.5 1000 ha | 696 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 703.4 1000 ha | 694 1000 ha | 711 1000 ha | 5 |
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Estonia?
- Arable land — area in Estonia was 705 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,115 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 519.3 1000 ha in 2004.
- How does Estonia rank for arable land — area?
- Estonia ranks 137th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 Arable 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.