Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Estonia

Estonia: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 71.79 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
71.79 %
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
35th
of 231 countries
All-time high
88.19 %
in 1995
All-time low
62.23 %
in 2006
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Estonia, 1992–2024

0204060801992200820241992: 81.2 %1993: 80.8 %1994: 86.2 %1995: 88.2 %1996: 88 %1997: 86.8 %1998: 85 %1999: 85.8 %2000: 85.5 %2001: 76.1 %2002: 87.9 %2003: 65.8 %2004: 67.4 %2005: 67.1 %2006: 62.2 %2007: 65.5 %2008: 65.9 %2009: 64 %2010: 68 %2011: 66.8 %2012: 64.9 %2013: 66.1 %2014: 67.2 %2015: 68 %2016: 69.4 %2017: 69.1 %2018: 69.3 %2019: 69.8 %2020: 70.5 %2021: 70.9 %2022: 71.7 %2023: 72 %2024: 71.8 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 32 Benin 74.95 % compare
  2. 33 Cabo Verde 72.5 % compare
  3. 34 Suriname 72.37 % compare
  4. 36 Slovakia 71.69 % compare
  5. 37 Czechoslovakia 71.6 %
  6. 38 Czechia 71.45 % compare

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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

Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
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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.