Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Estonia
Estonia: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 71.79 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Estonia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Estonia stood at 71.79 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Estonia peaked at 88.19 % in 1995 and was at its lowest, 62.23 %, in 2006.
Estonia ranks 35th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.24 % | 80.76 % | 88.19 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 70.74 % | 62.23 % | 87.88 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.87 % | 64.91 % | 69.81 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.37 % | 70.46 % | 71.96 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More environment data for Estonia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.22 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1.57 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 261 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 6.39 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 27.8 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 273 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.41 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 705 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.52 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Estonia?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Estonia was 71.79 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.19 % in 1995.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.23 % in 2006.
- How does Estonia rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Estonia ranks 35th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.