Change forest area share total in Estonia
Estonia: Change forest area share total was 0.0235 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change forest area share total in Estonia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 0.0235 for change forest area share total in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 96.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Estonia peaked at 0.7258 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0235, in 2025.
That places Estonia 78th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change forest area share total in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1493 | — |
| 1992 | 0.1491 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1489 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1487 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1484 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1482 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.148 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1478 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1476 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1474 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.432 | +193.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4301 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4283 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4264 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4246 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4228 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.421 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4193 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4175 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4158 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7258 | +74.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7206 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7155 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7104 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7054 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1851 | -73.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1847 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1844 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1841 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1837 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0236 | -87.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0236 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0236 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0235 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0235 | -0.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.0235 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0714, 33% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +193.2% | 0.1474 | 0.432 |
| 2021 | -87.2% | 0.1837 | 0.0236 |
| 2011 | +74.6% | 0.4158 | 0.7258 |
| 2016 | -73.8% | 0.7054 | 0.1851 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1484 | 0.1476 | 0.1493 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3969 | 0.1474 | 0.432 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4732 | 0.1841 | 0.7258 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0502 | 0.0235 | 0.1837 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More environment data for Estonia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1901 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.899 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.78 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 6.2 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Estonia?
- Change forest area share total in Estonia was 0.0235 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7258 in 2011.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0235 in 2025.
- How does Estonia rank for change forest area share total?
- Estonia ranks 78th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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