Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Estonia
Estonia: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.1985 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Estonia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Estonia is 0.1985 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Estonia peaked at 0.2484 hectares per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0486 hectares per person, in 2002.
Estonia ranks 89th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Estonia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.1611 hectares per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.1626 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0957 hectares per person | -41.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0731 hectares per person | -23.6% |
| 1996 | 0.077 hectares per person | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0879 hectares per person | +14.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1039 hectares per person | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0935 hectares per person | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0938 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1398 hectares per person | +49.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0486 hectares per person | -65.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1955 hectares per person | +302.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1734 hectares per person | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2059 hectares per person | +18.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2454 hectares per person | +19.2% |
| 2007 | 0.229 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2251 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2453 hectares per person | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2228 hectares per person | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.231 hectares per person | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2484 hectares per person | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2458 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2411 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2395 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.231 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2247 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2231 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2201 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2151 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2119 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2031 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1985 hectares per person | -2.3% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.1985 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1047 hectares per person, 1.9× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.1985 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1894 hectares per person, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +302.5% | 0.0486 hectares per person | 0.1955 hectares per person |
| 2002 | -65.2% | 0.1398 hectares per person | 0.0486 hectares per person |
| 2001 | +49.0% | 0.0938 hectares per person | 0.1398 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1069 hectares per person | 0.0731 hectares per person | 0.1626 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.1802 hectares per person | 0.0486 hectares per person | 0.2454 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2328 hectares per person | 0.2201 hectares per person | 0.2484 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2072 hectares per person | 0.1985 hectares per person | 0.2151 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More reference data data for Estonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0363 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2774 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1743 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1975 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Estonia?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Estonia was 0.1985 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2484 hectares per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0486 hectares per person in 2002.
- How does Estonia rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Estonia ranks 89th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.