Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Estonia

Estonia: Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS was 244.35 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
244.35 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
73rd
of 240 countries
All-time high
244.66 1000 ha
in 2008
All-time low
243.94 1000 ha
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Estonia, 2001–2024

0501001502002502001201220242001: 243.9 1000 ha2002: 244.3 1000 ha2003: 244.4 1000 ha2004: 244.6 1000 ha2005: 244.4 1000 ha2006: 244.5 1000 ha2007: 244.6 1000 ha2008: 244.7 1000 ha2009: 244.5 1000 ha2010: 244.4 1000 ha2011: 244.2 1000 ha2012: 244.4 1000 ha2013: 244.4 1000 ha2014: 244.3 1000 ha2015: 244.4 1000 ha2016: 244.3 1000 ha2017: 244.4 1000 ha2018: 244.2 1000 ha2019: 244.2 1000 ha2020: 244.2 1000 ha2021: 244.2 1000 ha2022: 244.3 1000 ha2023: 244.3 1000 ha2024: 244.3 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for inland water bodies — area from modis in Estonia is 244.35 1000 ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from modis in Estonia peaked at 244.66 1000 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 243.94 1000 ha, in 2001.

Estonia ranks 73rd of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 244.44 1000 ha 243.94 1000 ha 244.66 1000 ha 9
2010s 244.33 1000 ha 244.18 1000 ha 244.42 1000 ha 10
2020s 244.27 1000 ha 244.2 1000 ha 244.35 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 70 Germany 263.48 1000 ha compare
  2. 71 Gabon 255.03 1000 ha compare
  3. 72 Botswana 251.28 1000 ha compare
  4. 74 Micronesia 240.85 1000 ha compare
  5. 75 Zimbabwe 229.65 1000 ha compare
  6. 76 Ecuador 226.76 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is inland water bodies — area from modis in Estonia?
Inland water bodies — area from modis in Estonia was 244.35 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 244.66 1000 ha in 2008.
What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 243.94 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Estonia rank for inland water bodies — area from modis?
Estonia ranks 73rd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is inland water bodies — area from modis rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.