Forest land — Share in Land area in Estonia
Estonia: Forest land — Share in Land area was 57.25 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Estonia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Estonia stood at 57.25 %. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Estonia peaked at 57.25 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.19 %, in 1992.
That places Estonia 45th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.47 % | 52.19 % | 52.74 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 53.85 % | 52.82 % | 54.88 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.91 % | 54.92 % | 57.06 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.21 % | 57.17 % | 57.25 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
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 — share in land area in Estonia?
- Forest land — share in land area in Estonia was 57.25 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.25 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.19 % in 1992.
- How does Estonia rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Estonia ranks 45th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 — Share in 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.