Forest area in Estonia
Estonia: Forest area was 2.45 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Estonia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 2.45 million hectares for forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Estonia peaked at 2.45 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.21 million hectares, in 1990.
That places Estonia 99th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.22 million hectares | 2.21 million hectares | 2.24 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.28 million hectares | 2.24 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.40 million hectares | 2.34 million hectares | 2.44 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.45 million hectares | 2.44 million hectares | 2.45 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 96 Saudi Arabia 2.78 million hectares compare
- 97 Bhutan 2.67 million hectares compare
- 98 Solomon Islands 2.51 million hectares compare
- 100 Sierra Leone 2.44 million hectares compare
- 101 Equatorial Guinea 2.41 million hectares compare
- 102 Uganda 2.37 million hectares compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Estonia?
- Forest area in Estonia was 2.45 million hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.45 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.21 million hectares in 1990.
- How does Estonia rank for forest area?
- Estonia ranks 99th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.