Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Estonia

Estonia: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 22,227 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
22,227 Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 12 countries
All-time high
22,227 Square kilometres
in 2017
All-time low
20,167 Square kilometres
in 1992
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Estonia, 1992–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1992200720231992: 20.2k Square kilometres1993: 20.2k Square kilometres1994: 20.2k Square kilometres1995: 20.3k Square kilometres1996: 20.3k Square kilometres1997: 20.3k Square kilometres1998: 20.3k Square kilometres1999: 20.4k Square kilometres2000: 20.4k Square kilometres2001: 20.5k Square kilometres2002: 20.6k Square kilometres2003: 20.7k Square kilometres2004: 20.8k Square kilometres2005: 20.9k Square kilometres2006: 20.9k Square kilometres2007: 21.0k Square kilometres2008: 21.1k Square kilometres2009: 21.2k Square kilometres2010: 21.3k Square kilometres2011: 21.4k Square kilometres2012: 21.6k Square kilometres2013: 21.8k Square kilometres2014: 21.9k Square kilometres2015: 22.1k Square kilometres2016: 22.1k Square kilometres2017: 22.2k Square kilometres2018: 22.2k Square kilometres2019: 22.2k Square kilometres2020: 22.2k Square kilometres2021: 22.2k Square kilometres2022: 22.2k Square kilometres2023: 22.2k Square kilometres

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Estonia is 22,227 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Estonia peaked at 22,227 Square kilometres in 2017 and was at its lowest, 20,167 Square kilometres, in 1992.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Estonia, 1992 to 2023.
Year Square kilometres Change
1992 20,167 Square kilometres —
1993 20,198 Square kilometres +0.1%
1994 20,228 Square kilometres +0.1%
1995 20,258 Square kilometres +0.1%
1996 20,288 Square kilometres +0.1%
1997 20,318 Square kilometres +0.1%
1998 20,348 Square kilometres +0.1%
1999 20,378 Square kilometres +0.1%
2000 20,408 Square kilometres +0.1%
2001 20,496 Square kilometres +0.4%
2002 20,585 Square kilometres +0.4%
2003 20,674 Square kilometres +0.4%
2004 20,762 Square kilometres +0.4%
2005 20,851 Square kilometres +0.4%
2006 20,939 Square kilometres +0.4%
2007 21,028 Square kilometres +0.4%
2008 21,116 Square kilometres +0.4%
2009 21,205 Square kilometres +0.4%
2010 21,293 Square kilometres +0.4%
2011 21,448 Square kilometres +0.7%
2012 21,603 Square kilometres +0.7%
2013 21,758 Square kilometres +0.7%
2014 21,913 Square kilometres +0.7%
2015 22,068 Square kilometres +0.7%
2016 22,070 Square kilometres +0.0%
2017 22,227 Square kilometres +0.7%
2018 22,227 Square kilometres +0.0%
2019 22,227 Square kilometres +0.0%
2020 22,227 Square kilometres +0.0%
2021 22,227 Square kilometres +0.0%
2022 22,227 Square kilometres +0.0%
2023 22,227 Square kilometres +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20,273 Square kilometres 20,167 Square kilometres 20,378 Square kilometres 8
2000s 20,806 Square kilometres 20,408 Square kilometres 21,205 Square kilometres 10
2010s 21,883 Square kilometres 21,293 Square kilometres 22,227 Square kilometres 10
2020s 22,227 Square kilometres 22,227 Square kilometres 22,227 Square kilometres 4

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 2 Türkiye 219,565 Square kilometres compare
  2. 2 Madagascar 120,782 Square kilometres compare
  3. 2 Russia 7.96 million Square kilometres compare
  4. 3 Brazil 4.81 million Square kilometres compare
  5. 3 Viet Nam 103,510 Square kilometres compare
  6. 4 Canada 3.27 million Square kilometres compare
  7. 4 Latvia 29,396 Square kilometres compare
  8. 4 Equatorial Guinea 22,984 Square kilometres compare
  9. 5 United States 2.82 million Square kilometres compare
  10. 5 Croatia 18,827 Square kilometres compare
  11. 6 Poland 20,540 Square kilometres compare
  12. 6 China 1.38 million Square kilometres compare
  13. 7 Australia 1.32 million Square kilometres compare
  14. 7 Lithuania 15,854 Square kilometres compare
  15. 7 Fiji 9,410 Square kilometres compare
  16. 8 Slovenia 11,864 Square kilometres compare
  17. 8 Eswatini 4,054 Square kilometres compare
  18. 8 Indonesia 859,255 Square kilometres compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Estonia?
Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Estonia was 22,227 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 22,227 Square kilometres in 2017.
What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 20,167 Square kilometres in 1992.
How does Estonia rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
Estonia ranks 5th out of 12 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
213 places, 7,126 data points, 1990–2023
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Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata