Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Estonia
Estonia: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Estonia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Estonia stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 96.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Estonia peaked at 0.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2025.
That places Estonia 77th out of 227 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
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 annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Estonia?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Estonia was 0.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2025.
- How does Estonia rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Estonia ranks 77th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.