Share of global forest area in Estonia
Estonia: Share of global forest area was 0.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of global forest area in Estonia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of global forest area in Estonia stood at 0.1%. 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 of global forest area in Estonia peaked at 0.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 96 Saudi Arabia 0.1% compare
- 97 Bhutan 0.1% compare
- 98 Solomon Islands 0.1% compare
- 100 Sierra Leone 0.1% compare
- 101 Equatorial Guinea 0.1% compare
- 102 Uganda 0.1% compare
More environment data for Estonia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 14.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 10.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.8405 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1338 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0778 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0311 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0082 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.539 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global forest area in Estonia?
- Share of global forest area in Estonia was 0.1% in 2025, 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 global forest area recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of global forest area recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Estonia rank for share of global forest area?
- Estonia ranks 99th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of global forest area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.