Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Estonia
Estonia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 57.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
57.7%
World rank
37th
of 219 countries
All-time high
57.7%
in 2025
All-time low
52.0%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Estonia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Estonia stood at 57.7%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Estonia peaked at 57.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 1990.
Estonia ranks 37th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 52.0% | — |
| 2000 | 52.8% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 57.2% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 57.7% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.0% | 52.0% | 52.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.8% | 52.8% | 52.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 55.1% | 55.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 57.2% | 57.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 34 United States Virgin Islands 59.0% compare
- 35 Costa Rica 58.5% compare
- 36 Brazil 58.2% compare
- 38 Belize 57.6% compare
- 38 Seychelles 57.6% compare
- 40 Sao Tome and Principe 57.6% 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0906 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -13.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0344 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -12.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Estonia?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Estonia was 57.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 1990.
- How does Estonia rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Estonia ranks 37th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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