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Forest cover — Estonia

Forest cover in Estonia in 2023 — 57.07%. Ranked 33 in the world out of 213. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 4.87 pp.

2023 57.07% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 33of 213
Period maximum 57.07%2022
Period minimum 52.19%1992

Trend over time

1992–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Estonia, 1992–2023525456581992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 52.19%1993: 52.27%1994: 52.35%1995: 52.43%1996: 52.51%1997: 52.58%1998: 52.66%1999: 52.74%2000: 52.82%2001: 53.05%2002: 53.27%2003: 53.5%2004: 53.73%2005: 53.96%2006: 54.19%2007: 54.42%2008: 54.65%2009: 54.88%2010: 55.11%2011: 55.51%2012: 55.91%2013: 54.91%2014: 55.3%2015: 55.69%2016: 55.7%2017: 57.04%2018: 57.04%2019: 57.04%2020: 57.04%2021: 57.04%2022: 57.07%2023: 57.07%
Change over the period: +4.87 pp Annual average: 0.16 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Estonia 57.07%
World 31.1%
Europe & Central Asia 38.59%
Northern Europe computed 35.76%
High-income countries computed 36.18%
Forest cover — Estonia, by year Estonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 57.07 +0 pp
2022 57.07 +0.03 pp
2021 57.04 +0 pp
2020 57.04 +0 pp
2019 57.04 +0 pp
2018 57.04 +0 pp
2017 57.04 +1.34 pp
2016 55.7 +0.01 pp
2015 55.69 +0.39 pp
2014 55.3 +0.39 pp
2013 54.91 −1 pp
2012 55.91 +0.4 pp
2011 55.51 +0.4 pp
2010 55.11 +0.23 pp
2009 54.88 +0.23 pp
2008 54.65 +0.23 pp
2007 54.42 +0.23 pp
2006 54.19 +0.23 pp
2005 53.96 +0.23 pp
2004 53.73 +0.23 pp
2003 53.5 +0.23 pp
2002 53.27 +0.23 pp
2001 53.05 +0.23 pp
2000 52.82 +0.08 pp
1999 52.74 +0.08 pp
1998 52.66 +0.08 pp
1997 52.58 +0.08 pp
1996 52.51 +0.08 pp
1995 52.43 +0.08 pp
1994 52.35 +0.08 pp
1993 52.27 +0.08 pp
1992 52.19 —

Northern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

FI Finland 73.72 SE Sweden 68.7 EE Estonia 57.07 LV Latvia 55 LT Lithuania 35.23 NO Norway 33.5 DK Denmark 15.78 GB United Kingdom 13.29 IE Ireland 11.53 IM Isle of Man 6.07 IS Iceland 0.53 FO Faroe Islands 0.06 GL Greenland 0
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

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

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