Share of land area that is protected in Estonia
Estonia: Share of land area that is protected was 21.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Estonia, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land area that is protected in Estonia is 21.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Estonia peaked at 22.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2013.
That places Estonia 79th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 20.1% | — |
| 2014 | 20.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 21.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.0% | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 21.6% | -1.8% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 21.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.5%, 1.0× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 21.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.1%, 98% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.2% | 20.1% | 20.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 21.2% | 22.0% | 6 |
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 share of land area that is protected in Estonia?
- Share of land area that is protected in Estonia was 21.6% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2013.
- How does Estonia rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Estonia ranks 79th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.