Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Estonia

Arable land in Estonia in 2023 — 711,000 ha. Ranked 118 in the world out of 206. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 36.2%.

2023 711,000 ha +0.57% vs 2022
World rank 118of 206
Period maximum 1.12M ha1992
Period minimum 519,300 ha2004

Trend over time

1992–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Estonia, 1992–2023400,000600,000800,0001M1.2M1992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 1,115,000 ha1993: 1,066,000 ha1994: 949,000 ha1995: 874,000 ha1996: 884,000 ha1997: 888,000 ha1998: 887,000 ha1999: 859,000 ha2000: 843,000 ha2001: 677,000 ha2002: 613,600 ha2003: 545,000 ha2004: 519,300 ha2005: 591,800 ha2006: 559,100 ha2007: 599,300 ha2008: 597,800 ha2009: 596,400 ha2010: 645,000 ha2011: 632,400 ha2012: 620,500 ha2013: 638,000 ha2014: 654,000 ha2015: 675,000 ha2016: 696,000 ha2017: 679,000 ha2018: 683,000 ha2019: 690,000 ha2020: 694,000 ha2021: 700,000 ha2022: 707,000 ha2023: 711,000 ha
Change over the period: −404,000 (−36.23%) Average annual rate: -1.44 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Estonia

Estonia 711,000 ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Europe & Central Asia computed 331M ha
Northern Europe computed 18.94M ha
High-income countries computed 458M ha
Arable land — Estonia, by year Estonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 711,000 +4,000 +0.57%
2022 707,000 +7,000 +1%
2021 700,000 +6,000 +0.86%
2020 694,000 +4,000 +0.58%
2019 690,000 +7,000 +1.02%
2018 683,000 +4,000 +0.59%
2017 679,000 −17,000 −2.44%
2016 696,000 +21,000 +3.11%
2015 675,000 +21,000 +3.21%
2014 654,000 +16,000 +2.51%
2013 638,000 +17,500 +2.82%
2012 620,500 −11,900 −1.88%
2011 632,400 −12,600 −1.95%
2010 645,000 +48,600 +8.15%
2009 596,400 −1,400 −0.23%
2008 597,800 −1,500 −0.25%
2007 599,300 +40,200 +7.19%
2006 559,100 −32,700 −5.53%
2005 591,800 +72,500 +13.96%
2004 519,300 −25,700 −4.72%
2003 545,000 −68,600 −11.18%
2002 613,600 −63,400 −9.36%
2001 677,000 −166,000 −19.69%
2000 843,000 −16,000 −1.86%
1999 859,000 −28,000 −3.16%
1998 887,000 −1,000 −0.11%
1997 888,000 +4,000 +0.45%
1996 884,000 +10,000 +1.14%
1995 874,000 −75,000 −7.9%
1994 949,000 −117,000 −10.98%
1993 1.07M −49,000 −4.39%
1992 1.12M

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.