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 112th out of 249 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.
Forest land — Area in Estonia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2,212 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 2,216 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 2,219 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 2,222 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 2,226 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 2,229 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 2,232 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 2,236 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2,239 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 2,249 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 2,258 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2,268 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2,278 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2,287 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2,297 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2,307 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2,317 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2,326 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 2,336 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2,353 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2,370 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 2,387 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2,404 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2,421 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2,426 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2,430 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2,435 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2,439 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,444 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2,444 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,445 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,446 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,446 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2,447 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 2,447 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 4.2× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 2,447 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,216 1000 ha, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
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
- 109 Saudi Arabia 2,776 1000 ha compare
- 110 Bhutan 2,675 1000 ha compare
- 111 Solomon Islands 2,514 1000 ha compare
- 113 Sierra Leone 2,436 1000 ha compare
- 114 Equatorial Guinea 2,407 1000 ha compare
- 115 Uganda 2,368 1000 ha 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 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 112th out of 249 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.