Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Estonia
Estonia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 27.8 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Estonia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Estonia stood at 27.8 %.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Estonia peaked at 36.78 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9.6 %, in 2002.
Estonia ranks 163rd of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 17.98 % | — |
| 1993 | 18.41 % | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 12.72 % | -30.9% |
| 1995 | 10.6 % | -16.7% |
| 1996 | 10.85 % | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 12.02 % | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 13.81 % | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 12.99 % | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 13.29 % | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 21.8 % | +64.0% |
| 2002 | 9.6 % | -56.0% |
| 2003 | 32.34 % | +236.9% |
| 2004 | 30.67 % | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 31.64 % | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 36.78 % | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 33.57 % | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 33.19 % | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 35.13 % | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 31.27 % | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 32.41 % | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 34.38 % | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 33.58 % | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 32.55 % | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 31.72 % | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 30.31 % | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 30.14 % | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 29.95 % | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 29.54 % | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 29.04 % | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 28.57 % | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 27.79 % | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 27.53 % | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 27.8 % | +1.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 27.8 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 43.03 %, 65% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 27.8 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.13 %, 69% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +236.9% | 9.6 % | 32.34 % |
| 2001 | +64.0% | 13.29 % | 21.8 % |
| 2002 | -56.0% | 21.8 % | 9.6 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.67 % | 10.6 % | 18.41 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 27.8 % | 9.6 % | 36.78 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.58 % | 29.54 % | 34.38 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.15 % | 27.53 % | 29.04 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Estonia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Estonia was 27.8 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.78 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6 % in 2002.
- How does Estonia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Estonia ranks 163rd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.