Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Estonia
Estonia: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 349,200 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Estonia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals, primary — area harvested in Estonia stood at 349,200 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Estonia peaked at 426,051 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 259,214 ha, in 2002.
Estonia ranks 104th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Estonia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 426,051 ha | — |
| 1993 | 375,100 ha | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 319,568 ha | -14.8% |
| 1995 | 304,298 ha | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 288,799 ha | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 326,586 ha | +13.1% |
| 1998 | 354,100 ha | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 321,000 ha | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 329,423 ha | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 274,162 ha | -16.8% |
| 2002 | 259,214 ha | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 263,166 ha | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 260,979 ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 282,094 ha | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 280,235 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 292,271 ha | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 309,300 ha | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 316,413 ha | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 275,294 ha | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 296,941 ha | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 290,500 ha | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 311,100 ha | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 332,900 ha | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 350,400 ha | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 351,354 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 330,677 ha | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 350,430 ha | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 364,370 ha | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 370,120 ha | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 367,110 ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 361,830 ha | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 352,150 ha | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 349,200 ha | -0.8% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 349,200 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 280,960 ha, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 349,200 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 726,060 ha, 48% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 339,438 ha | 288,799 ha | 426,051 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 286,726 ha | 259,214 ha | 329,423 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 325,397 ha | 275,294 ha | 364,370 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 360,082 ha | 349,200 ha | 370,120 ha | 5 |
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 cereals, primary — area harvested in Estonia?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Estonia was 349,200 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 426,051 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 259,214 ha in 2002.
- How does Estonia rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Estonia ranks 104th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.