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.
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 |
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More environment data for Estonia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 14.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 10.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.8405 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1338 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0778 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0311 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0082 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.539 Mt CO2e (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.