Cropland — Share in Land area in Estonia
Estonia: Cropland — Share in Land area was 16.59 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Land area in Estonia, 1992–2024
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 110th out of 252 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.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 26.59 % | — |
| 1993 | 25.41 % | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 22.67 % | -10.8% |
| 1995 | 20.9 % | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 21.14 % | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 21.23 % | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 21.21 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 20.55 % | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 20.17 % | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 16.42 % | -18.6% |
| 2002 | 14.89 % | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 13.23 % | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 12.6 % | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 14.22 % | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 13.4 % | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 14.33 % | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 14.29 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 14.26 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 15.38 % | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 15.08 % | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 14.8 % | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 14.75 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 15.11 % | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 15.6 % | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 16.08 % | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 16.05 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 16.14 % | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.3 % | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 16.35 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 16.49 % | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 16.66 % | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 16.73 % | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 16.59 % | -0.8% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 16.59 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.11 %, 1.5× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 16.59 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.45 %, 81% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 — 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 110th out of 252 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
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.