How have things changed?, per capita in Estonia
Estonia: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0483 metric tons per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
How have things changed?, per capita in Estonia, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per capita in Estonia is 0.0483 metric tons per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.7% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Estonia peaked at 0.0987 metric tons per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0483 metric tons per person, in 2024.
Estonia ranks 36th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Estonia, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0846 metric tons per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0987 metric tons per person | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0851 metric tons per person | -13.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0925 metric tons per person | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 0.077 metric tons per person | -16.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0903 metric tons per person | +17.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0879 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0815 metric tons per person | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0813 metric tons per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0763 metric tons per person | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0744 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0588 metric tons per person | -21.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0652 metric tons per person | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0739 metric tons per person | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 0.065 metric tons per person | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0748 metric tons per person | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0773 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0743 metric tons per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0723 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0617 metric tons per person | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0508 metric tons per person | -17.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0533 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0531 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0563 metric tons per person | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0582 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0635 metric tons per person | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0666 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0662 metric tons per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0566 metric tons per person | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0549 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0554 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0566 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0483 metric tons per person | -14.7% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.0483 metric tons per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0138 metric tons per person, 3.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.0483 metric tons per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0052 metric tons per person, 9.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0872 metric tons per person | 0.077 metric tons per person | 0.0987 metric tons per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0721 metric tons per person | 0.0588 metric tons per person | 0.0813 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0602 metric tons per person | 0.0508 metric tons per person | 0.0723 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0544 metric tons per person | 0.0483 metric tons per person | 0.0566 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 33 French Polynesia 0.0522 metric tons per person compare
- 34 Suriname 0.0507 metric tons per person compare
- 35 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0496 metric tons per person compare
- 37 Guyana 0.0466 metric tons per person compare
- 38 Palau 0.046 metric tons per person compare
- 39 Isle of Man 0.0418 metric tons per person compare
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 how have things changed?, per capita in Estonia?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Estonia was 0.0483 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0987 metric tons per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0483 metric tons per person in 2024.
- How does Estonia rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Estonia ranks 36th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.