Cropland per person over the long-term in Estonia
Estonia: Cropland per person over the long-term was 0.5538 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.5538 hectares per person
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
18th
of 202 countries
All-time high
2.21 hectares per person
in 1000
All-time low
0.3954 hectares per person
in 2004
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland per person over the long-term in Estonia, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland per person over the long-term in Estonia is 0.5538 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long-term in Estonia peaked at 2.21 hectares per person in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.3954 hectares per person, in 2004.
Estonia ranks 18th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland per person over the long-term in Estonia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 2.21 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 2.14 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1200 | 2.06 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1300 | 1.98 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1400 | 1.89 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1500 | 1.78 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 1600 | 1.67 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 1700 | 1.53 hectares per person | -8.1% |
| 1710 | 1.52 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1720 | 1.5 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1730 | 1.49 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1740 | 1.47 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1750 | 1.46 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1760 | 1.44 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1770 | 1.42 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1780 | 1.4 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1790 | 1.39 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1800 | 1.37 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1810 | 1.35 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1820 | 1.33 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1830 | 1.31 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1840 | 1.29 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1850 | 1.27 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1860 | 1.25 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1870 | 1.23 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1880 | 1.2 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1890 | 1.18 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1900 | 1.15 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1910 | 1.13 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1920 | 1.1 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1930 | 1.07 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1940 | 1.04 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1950 | 1 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1951 | 0.9996 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 0.9961 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 0.9926 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.9891 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 0.9856 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 0.982 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.9784 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 0.9748 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 0.9711 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 0.9674 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 0.9567 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.9474 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.929 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.9126 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.8999 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8799 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.869 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.8583 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.8507 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.8409 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.8314 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8221 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8126 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8065 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7967 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7925 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.7884 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7819 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.7755 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7716 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7667 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.7615 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7566 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7506 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7458 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7421 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7385 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7329 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7239 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7169 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7287 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.743 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7221 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6555 hectares per person | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 0.615 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.628 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6371 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6427 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.629 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6237 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5096 hectares per person | -18.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4638 hectares per person | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4136 hectares per person | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3954 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.448 hectares per person | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4223 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4521 hectares per person | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4511 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4504 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4862 hectares per person | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4772 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4687 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4794 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4918 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5081 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5246 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5156 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5194 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5254 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5277 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5332 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5396 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5438 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.5488 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.5538 hectares per person | +0.9% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.5538 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.099 hectares per person, 5.6× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.5538 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2266 hectares per person, 2.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.21 hectares per person | 2.21 hectares per person | 2.21 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 2.14 hectares per person | 2.14 hectares per person | 2.14 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 2.06 hectares per person | 2.06 hectares per person | 2.06 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 1.98 hectares per person | 1.98 hectares per person | 1.98 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.89 hectares per person | 1.89 hectares per person | 1.89 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 1.78 hectares per person | 1.78 hectares per person | 1.78 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.67 hectares per person | 1.67 hectares per person | 1.67 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.53 hectares per person | 1.53 hectares per person | 1.53 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.52 hectares per person | 1.52 hectares per person | 1.52 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.5 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.49 hectares per person | 1.49 hectares per person | 1.49 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.47 hectares per person | 1.47 hectares per person | 1.47 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.46 hectares per person | 1.46 hectares per person | 1.46 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.44 hectares per person | 1.44 hectares per person | 1.44 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.42 hectares per person | 1.42 hectares per person | 1.42 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 1.4 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 1.39 hectares per person | 1.39 hectares per person | 1.39 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.37 hectares per person | 1.37 hectares per person | 1.37 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 1.35 hectares per person | 1.35 hectares per person | 1.35 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.33 hectares per person | 1.33 hectares per person | 1.33 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.31 hectares per person | 1.31 hectares per person | 1.31 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 1.29 hectares per person | 1.29 hectares per person | 1.29 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 1.27 hectares per person | 1.27 hectares per person | 1.27 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.25 hectares per person | 1.25 hectares per person | 1.25 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 1.23 hectares per person | 1.23 hectares per person | 1.23 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 1.2 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 1.18 hectares per person | 1.18 hectares per person | 1.18 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.15 hectares per person | 1.15 hectares per person | 1.15 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.13 hectares per person | 1.13 hectares per person | 1.13 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.1 hectares per person | 1.1 hectares per person | 1.1 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.07 hectares per person | 1.07 hectares per person | 1.07 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.04 hectares per person | 1.04 hectares per person | 1.04 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.9872 hectares per person | 0.9711 hectares per person | 1 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9071 hectares per person | 0.8507 hectares per person | 0.9674 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8048 hectares per person | 0.7755 hectares per person | 0.8409 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.749 hectares per person | 0.7239 hectares per person | 0.7716 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6718 hectares per person | 0.615 hectares per person | 0.743 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.463 hectares per person | 0.3954 hectares per person | 0.6237 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4996 hectares per person | 0.4687 hectares per person | 0.5254 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5411 hectares per person | 0.5277 hectares per person | 0.5538 hectares per person | 6 |
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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 cropland per person over the long-term in Estonia?
- Cropland per person over the long-term in Estonia was 0.5538 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 hectares per person in 1000.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3954 hectares per person in 2004.
- How does Estonia rank for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Estonia ranks 18th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long-term rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.