Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Estonia
Estonia: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.7219 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Estonia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Estonia is 0.7219 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Estonia peaked at 1.16 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.5062 hectares per person, in 2002.
That places Estonia 57th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Estonia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.16 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.15 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 1.13 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 1.11 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 1.09 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 1.08 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 1.06 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 1.05 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 1.04 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 1.03 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 1.02 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 1 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.9921 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.983 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.9769 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9664 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.9609 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9549 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9463 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.9391 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.9342 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9282 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.923 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.9175 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.911 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9057 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8996 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8919 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8852 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8775 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8739 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.878 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8962 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8835 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7528 hectares per person | -14.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6898 hectares per person | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 0.71 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.731 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7524 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.72 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7058 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6412 hectares per person | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5062 hectares per person | -21.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6046 hectares per person | +19.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5654 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.651 hectares per person | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6671 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6822 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6782 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6982 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7126 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7127 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7227 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7322 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7409 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7549 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7623 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7454 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7451 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7453 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7409 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7416 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.731 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7198 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7188 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.7219 hectares per person | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.09 hectares per person | 1.03 hectares per person | 1.16 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9738 hectares per person | 0.9391 hectares per person | 1.02 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9074 hectares per person | 0.8775 hectares per person | 0.9342 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7888 hectares per person | 0.6898 hectares per person | 0.8962 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.64 hectares per person | 0.5062 hectares per person | 0.7058 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7374 hectares per person | 0.7126 hectares per person | 0.7623 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.729 hectares per person | 0.7188 hectares per person | 0.7416 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 54 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.7371 hectares per person compare
- 55 Mexico 0.7321 hectares per person compare
- 56 Nicaragua 0.7276 hectares per person compare
- 58 Uzbekistan 0.6926 hectares per person compare
- 59 North Macedonia 0.6876 hectares per person compare
- 60 Peru 0.6636 hectares per person compare
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0165 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Estonia?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Estonia was 0.7219 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5062 hectares per person in 2002.
- How does Estonia rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Estonia ranks 57th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor 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
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.