Forest area as share of land area in Estonia
Estonia: Forest area as share of land area was 57.26 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
57.26
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
42nd
of 216 countries
All-time high
57.26
in 2025
All-time low
51.62
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990β2025
Forest area as share of land area in Estonia, 1990β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 57.26 for forest area as share of land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Estonia peaked at 57.26 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 51.62, in 1990.
That places Estonia 42nd out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.97 | 51.62 | 52.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.42 | 52.4 | 54.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.17 | 54.67 | 57.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.23 | 57.19 | 57.26 | 6 |
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More environment data for Estonia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.899 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.78 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 164.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0.0002 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 32.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 0.0023 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production, annual growth rate 20.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper β Production 95,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 303,801 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Estonia?
- Forest area as share of land area in Estonia was 57.26 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.26 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.62 in 1990.
- How does Estonia rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Estonia ranks 42nd out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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