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 36th of 248 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 81.15 % | — |
| 1993 | 80.76 % | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 86.19 % | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 88.19 % | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 87.96 % | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 86.8 % | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 85.04 % | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 85.81 % | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 85.5 % | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 76.07 % | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 87.88 % | +15.5% |
| 2003 | 65.77 % | -25.2% |
| 2004 | 67.41 % | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 67.11 % | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 62.23 % | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 65.53 % | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 65.92 % | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 64.01 % | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 67.98 % | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 66.85 % | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 64.91 % | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 66.11 % | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 67.15 % | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 67.98 % | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 69.39 % | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 69.14 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 69.34 % | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 69.81 % | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 70.46 % | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 70.92 % | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 71.7 % | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 71.96 % | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 71.79 % | -0.2% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 71.79 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.14 %, 1.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 71.79 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52.34 %, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -25.2% | 87.88 % | 65.77 % |
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
- 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 — 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 36th out of 248 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.