Cropland — Area per capita in Estonia
Estonia: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.52 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Estonia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Estonia stood at 0.52 ha/cap.
That represents a change of up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Estonia peaked at 0.73 ha/cap in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.39 ha/cap, in 2004.
That places Estonia 22nd out of 250 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Estonia, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.73 ha/cap | — |
| 1993 | 0.72 ha/cap | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.65 ha/cap | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 0.61 ha/cap | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.62 ha/cap | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.63 ha/cap | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.64 ha/cap | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.62 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.61 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5 ha/cap | -18.0% |
| 2002 | 0.46 ha/cap | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.41 ha/cap | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 0.39 ha/cap | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.44 ha/cap | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 0.42 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.45 ha/cap | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.45 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.45 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.49 ha/cap | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 0.48 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.47 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.49 ha/cap | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5 ha/cap | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.52 ha/cap | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.53 ha/cap | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.52 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.52 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.53 ha/cap | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.53 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.53 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.53 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.52 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.52 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.52 ha/cap is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1 ha/cap, 5.2× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.52 ha/cap is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.24 ha/cap, 2.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6525 ha/cap | 0.61 ha/cap | 0.73 ha/cap | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.458 ha/cap | 0.39 ha/cap | 0.61 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.505 ha/cap | 0.47 ha/cap | 0.53 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.526 ha/cap | 0.52 ha/cap | 0.53 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 19 Belarus 0.62 ha/cap compare
- 20 Bulgaria 0.54 ha/cap compare
- 21 Central African Republic 0.53 ha/cap compare
- 23 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.51 ha/cap compare
- 24 Guinea 0.49 ha/cap compare
- 25 Serbia and Montenegro 0.47 ha/cap compare
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Estonia?
- Cropland — area per capita in Estonia was 0.52 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.73 ha/cap in 1992.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.39 ha/cap in 2004.
- How does Estonia rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Estonia ranks 22nd out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.