Cropland — Share in Land area in Estonia

Estonia: Cropland — Share in Land area was 16.59 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
16.59 %
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
102nd
of 234 countries
All-time high
26.59 %
in 1992
All-time low
12.6 %
in 2004
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Cropland — Share in Land area in Estonia, 1992–2024

01020301992200820241992: 26.6 %1993: 25.4 %1994: 22.7 %1995: 20.9 %1996: 21.1 %1997: 21.2 %1998: 21.2 %1999: 20.6 %2000: 20.2 %2001: 16.4 %2002: 14.9 %2003: 13.2 %2004: 12.6 %2005: 14.2 %2006: 13.4 %2007: 14.3 %2008: 14.3 %2009: 14.3 %2010: 15.4 %2011: 15.1 %2012: 14.8 %2013: 14.8 %2014: 15.1 %2015: 15.6 %2016: 16.1 %2017: 16.1 %2018: 16.1 %2019: 16.3 %2020: 16.4 %2021: 16.5 %2022: 16.7 %2023: 16.7 %2024: 16.6 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, cropland — share in land area in Estonia stood at 16.59 %.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Estonia peaked at 26.59 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 12.6 %, in 2004.

That places Estonia 102nd out of 234 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22.46 % 20.55 % 26.59 % 8
2000s 14.78 % 12.6 % 20.17 % 10
2010s 15.53 % 14.75 % 16.3 % 10
2020s 16.56 % 16.35 % 16.73 % 5

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 99 Cameroon 16.85 % compare
  2. 100 Austria 16.78 % compare
  3. 101 Croatia 16.64 % compare
  4. 103 Ethiopia 16.45 % compare
  5. 104 Maldives 16.44 % compare
  6. 105 Israel 16.28 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — share in land area in Estonia?
Cropland — share in land area in Estonia was 16.59 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 26.59 % in 1992.
What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 12.6 % in 2004.
How does Estonia rank for cropland — share in land area?
Estonia ranks 102nd out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.