Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Estonia

Estonia: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 89.61 % in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
89.61 %
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
139th
of 222 countries
All-time high
91.38 %
in 2015
All-time low
89.61 %
in 2025
Years of data
34
1992–2025

Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Estonia, 1992–2025

0204060801001992200820251992: 91.2 %1993: 91.2 %1994: 91.2 %1995: 91.2 %1996: 91.2 %1997: 91.2 %1998: 91.2 %1999: 91.2 %2000: 91.2 %2001: 91.2 %2002: 91.2 %2003: 91.2 %2004: 91.2 %2005: 91.2 %2006: 91.2 %2007: 91.2 %2008: 91.2 %2009: 91.2 %2010: 91.2 %2011: 91.2 %2012: 91.2 %2013: 91.3 %2014: 91.3 %2015: 91.4 %2016: 91.2 %2017: 91 %2018: 90.9 %2019: 90.7 %2020: 90.5 %2021: 90.4 %2022: 90.2 %2023: 90 %2024: 89.8 %2025: 89.6 %

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

Analysis

In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Estonia stood at 89.61 %. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Estonia peaked at 91.38 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 89.61 %, in 2025.

Estonia ranks 139th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 91.15 % 91.15 % 91.15 % 8
2000s 91.15 % 91.15 % 91.15 % 10
2010s 91.15 % 90.71 % 91.38 % 10
2020s 90.08 % 89.61 % 90.54 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Estonia?
Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Estonia was 89.61 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 91.38 % in 2015.
What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 89.61 % in 2025.
How does Estonia rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
Estonia ranks 139th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
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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.