Arable land use per person in Estonia
Estonia: Arable land use per person was 0.5189 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Estonia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land use per person in Estonia stood at 0.5189 hectares per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Estonia peaked at 0.7273 hectares per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.3811 hectares per person, in 2004.
That places Estonia 15th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Arable land use per person in Estonia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.7273 hectares per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.7135 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6489 hectares per person | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6084 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6245 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6345 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6399 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6179 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6034 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4877 hectares per person | -19.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4448 hectares per person | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3976 hectares per person | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3811 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4368 hectares per person | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4151 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.447 hectares per person | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4471 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4469 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4844 hectares per person | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4764 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4691 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4841 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4975 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5131 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.529 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5154 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5167 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.52 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.522 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5259 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5242 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5189 hectares per person | -1.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.5189 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0728 hectares per person, 7.1× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.5189 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2161 hectares per person, 2.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6518 hectares per person | 0.6084 hectares per person | 0.7273 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.4508 hectares per person | 0.3811 hectares per person | 0.6034 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5006 hectares per person | 0.4691 hectares per person | 0.529 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5227 hectares per person | 0.5189 hectares per person | 0.5259 hectares per person | 4 |
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 arable land use per person in Estonia?
- Arable land use per person in Estonia was 0.5189 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7273 hectares per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3811 hectares per person in 2004.
- How does Estonia rank for arable land use per person?
- Estonia ranks 15th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.