What is the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Estonia?

The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.

What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Estonia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.

How does Estonia rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?

Estonia ranks 70th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.

Is annual deforestation as a share of forest area rising or falling in Estonia?

Over the last ten years it is down 91.9%. 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 deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Estonia

Name: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Estonia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Estonia: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)

0.0%

World rank

70th

of 105 countries

All-time high

0.4%

in 2010

All-time low

0.0%

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2020

Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Estonia, 1990–2020

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2020, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Estonia stood at 0.0%.

The figure is down 91.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Estonia peaked at 0.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.

Estonia ranks 70th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	1
2000s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	1
2010s	0.2%	0.1%	0.4%	2
2020s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	1

Countries ranked near Estonia

67 Namibia 0.0% compare
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71 Germany 0.0% compare
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73 Latvia 0.0% compare

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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)

All data for Estonia →

Frequently asked questions

What is annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Estonia?: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Estonia was 0.0% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Estonia?: The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Estonia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
How does Estonia rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?: Estonia ranks 70th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
Is annual deforestation as a share of forest area rising or falling in Estonia?: Over the last ten years it is down 91.9%. 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 deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area
Unit: %
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 105 places, 525 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.