Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Estonia
Estonia: Forest area certified under an independently verified certification was 1,757 ha th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Estonia, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 1,757 ha th for forest area certified under an independently verified certification in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Estonia peaked at 1,757 ha th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 ha th, in 1990.
That places Estonia 31st out of 266 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Estonia, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 0 ha th | — |
| 2005 | 1,083 ha th | — |
| 2010 | 1,133 ha th | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 1,298 ha th | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 1,427 ha th | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 1,525 ha th | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 1,602 ha th | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 1,647 ha th | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1,444 ha th | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 1,467 ha th | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1,438 ha th | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1,693 ha th | +17.7% |
| 2024 | 1,757 ha th | +3.8% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 1,757 ha th is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 306.36 ha th, 5.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 541.52 ha th | 0 ha th | 1,083 ha th | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,439 ha th | 1,133 ha th | 1,647 ha th | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,560 ha th | 1,438 ha th | 1,757 ha th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 28 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,005 ha th compare
- 29 Czechia 1,782 ha th compare
- 30 Latvia 1,779 ha th compare
- 32 Uruguay 1,678 ha th compare
- 33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,626 ha th compare
- 33 United Kingdom 1,626 ha th 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)
- 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 forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Estonia?
- Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Estonia was 1,757 ha th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,757 ha th in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha th in 1990.
- How does Estonia rank for forest area certified under an independently verified certification?
- Estonia ranks 31st out of 266 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest area certified under an independently verified certification rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. 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 certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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