Forest land — Area in Estonia
Estonia: Forest land — Area was 2,447 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Estonia, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 2,447 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Estonia peaked at 2,447 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,212 1000 ha, in 1992.
That places Estonia 103rd out of 231 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,224 1000 ha | 2,212 1000 ha | 2,236 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,283 1000 ha | 2,239 1000 ha | 2,326 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,400 1000 ha | 2,336 1000 ha | 2,439 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,445 1000 ha | 2,444 1000 ha | 2,447 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 100 Saudi Arabia 2,776 1000 ha compare
- 101 Bhutan 2,675 1000 ha compare
- 102 Solomon Islands 2,514 1000 ha compare
- 104 Sierra Leone 2,436 1000 ha compare
- 105 Equatorial Guinea 2,407 1000 ha compare
- 106 Uganda 2,368 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Estonia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.22 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1.57 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 261 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 6.39 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 27.8 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 273 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.41 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 71.79 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 705 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Estonia?
- Forest land — area in Estonia was 2,447 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,447 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,212 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Estonia rank for forest land — area?
- Estonia ranks 103rd out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.