Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Estonia
Estonia: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 10.39 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Estonia, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — share in forest land in Estonia is 10.39 %, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Estonia peaked at 10.39 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.62 %, in 2015.
That places Estonia 94th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 8.85 % | — |
| 1993 | 8.85 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8.85 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8.85 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8.85 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8.85 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8.85 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.8 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 8.75 % | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 8.71 % | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 8.66 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 8.62 % | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 8.79 % | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 8.96 % | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 9.12 % | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 9.29 % | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 9.46 % | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 9.64 % | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 9.83 % | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 10.02 % | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 10.2 % | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 10.39 % | +1.9% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 10.39 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.3 %, 54% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 10.39 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.1 %, 38% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.85 % | 8.85 % | 8.85 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 8.85 % | 8.85 % | 8.85 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.86 % | 8.62 % | 9.29 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.92 % | 9.46 % | 10.39 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 91 Sri Lanka 11.15 % compare
- 92 South Africa 10.59 % compare
- 93 OECD 10.57 % compare
- 95 Morocco 10.3 % compare
- 96 Norfolk Island 10.2 % compare
- 97 Dominican Republic 10.05 % 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 planted forest — share in forest land in Estonia?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Estonia was 10.39 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.39 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.62 % in 2015.
- How does Estonia rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Estonia ranks 94th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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 Planted Forest — Share in Forest 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.