Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Estonia
Estonia: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 94.89 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Estonia, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Estonia is 94.89, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Estonia peaked at 94.89 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.52, in 2000.
That places Estonia 12th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.52 | — |
| 2001 | 38.59 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 39.13 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 40.2 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 94.71 | +135.6% |
| 2005 | 94.72 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 94.72 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94.73 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 94.73 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 94.73 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 94.73 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.73 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 94.73 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 94.73 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.79 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 94.79 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.79 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.81 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.83 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.84 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.84 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.86 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.87 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.89 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 94.89 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 94.89 | +0.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 94.89 is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.48, 1.8× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 94.89 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.6, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +135.6% | 40.2 | 94.71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.48 | 38.52 | 94.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.78 | 94.73 | 94.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.87 | 94.84 | 94.89 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More environment data for Estonia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1901 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.899 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.78 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 6.2 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Estonia?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Estonia was 94.89 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.89 in 2023.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.52 in 2000.
- How does Estonia rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Estonia ranks 12th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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