Share of annual global forest expansion in Estonia
Estonia: Share of annual global forest expansion was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of annual global forest expansion in Estonia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of annual global forest expansion in Estonia is 0.0%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 89.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of annual global forest expansion in Estonia peaked at 0.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
That places Estonia 56th out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of annual global forest expansion in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +167.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +155.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -75.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -57.9% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 75% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 42% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of annual global forest expansion in Estonia?
- Share of annual global forest expansion in Estonia was 0.0% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Estonia rank for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Estonia ranks 56th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of annual global forest expansion rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of annual global forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.