Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Estonia
Estonia: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 2,193 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Estonia, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 2,193 1000 ha for naturally regenerating forest — area in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Estonia peaked at 2,213 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,017 1000 ha, in 1992.
Estonia ranks 108th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Estonia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2,017 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 2,020 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 2,023 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 2,026 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 2,029 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 2,032 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 2,035 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 2,038 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2,041 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 2,050 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 2,059 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2,067 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2,076 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2,085 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2,094 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2,103 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2,112 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2,120 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 2,129 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2,146 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 2,163 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2,179 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 2,196 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 2,213 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 2,213 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,213 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,213 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,213 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,213 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,209 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 2,205 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 2,201 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 2,197 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 2,193 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 2,193 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 405.13 1000 ha, 5.4× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 2,193 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,510 1000 ha, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,027 1000 ha | 2,017 1000 ha | 2,038 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,081 1000 ha | 2,041 1000 ha | 2,120 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,188 1000 ha | 2,129 1000 ha | 2,213 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,203 1000 ha | 2,193 1000 ha | 2,213 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 105 Solomon Islands 2,489 1000 ha compare
- 106 Sierra Leone 2,412 1000 ha compare
- 107 Equatorial Guinea 2,407 1000 ha compare
- 109 Turkmenistan 2,180 1000 ha compare
- 110 Guinea-Bissau 2,100 1000 ha compare
- 111 Poland 2,089 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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Estonia?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Estonia was 2,193 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,213 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,017 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Estonia rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Estonia ranks 108th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.