Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Estonia
Estonia: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 1.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Estonia, 1995–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 1.6% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Estonia peaked at 5.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2025.
Estonia ranks 160th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.1% | — |
| 1996 | 4.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | +23.6% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | -28.2% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | +24.9% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -27.3% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -26.2% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +25.9% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -29.9% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | -6.8% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 1.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 1.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.7%, 62% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.6% | 5.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.5% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More agriculture & rural data for Estonia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0165 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 566.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5048 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2928 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Estonia?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Estonia was 1.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2025.
- How does Estonia rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Estonia ranks 160th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.