Share global forest in Estonia
Estonia: Share global forest was 0.0591 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0591
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
99th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0591
in 2025
All-time low
0.0508
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Estonia, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Estonia stood at 0.0591. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Estonia peaked at 0.0591 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0508, in 1990.
Estonia ranks 99th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0508 | — |
| 1991 | 0.051 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0512 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0514 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0516 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0518 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.052 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0522 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0524 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0526 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0528 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0531 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0534 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0537 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0539 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0542 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0545 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0548 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0551 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0553 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0556 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0561 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0565 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.057 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0574 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0579 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0581 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0582 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0584 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0585 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0587 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0588 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0588 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0589 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.059 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0591 | +0.1% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.0591 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 5.6× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.0591 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0513, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0517 | 0.0508 | 0.0526 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0541 | 0.0528 | 0.0553 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0574 | 0.0556 | 0.0585 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0589 | 0.0587 | 0.0591 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 96 Saudi Arabia 0.067 compare
- 97 Bhutan 0.0646 compare
- 98 Solomon Islands 0.0607 compare
- 100 Sierra Leone 0.0588 compare
- 101 Equatorial Guinea 0.0581 compare
- 102 Uganda 0.0572 compare
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 share global forest in Estonia?
- Share global forest in Estonia was 0.0591 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0591 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0508 in 1990.
- How does Estonia rank for share global forest?
- Estonia ranks 99th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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