Land use in Estonia
Estonia: Land use was 715,000 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use in Estonia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use in Estonia is 715,000 hectares, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Estonia peaked at 1.13 million hectares in 1992 and was at its lowest, 534,100 hectares, in 2004.
Estonia ranks 120th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 952,125 hectares | 871,000 hectares | 1.13 million hectares | 8 |
| 2000s | 626,580 hectares | 534,100 hectares | 855,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 666,680 hectares | 627,300 hectares | 699,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 707,750 hectares | 699,000 hectares | 715,000 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More environment data for Estonia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 14.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 10.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.8405 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1338 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0778 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0311 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0082 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.539 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Estonia?
- Land use in Estonia was 715,000 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 million hectares in 1992.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 534,100 hectares in 2004.
- How does Estonia rank for land use?
- Estonia ranks 120th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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