Sales of antibiotics for livestock in Estonia
Estonia: Sales of antibiotics for livestock was 5.25 tonnes in 2022. ▼ Falling
Sales of antibiotics for livestock in Estonia, 2010–2022
Source: European Medicines Agency (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 5.25 tonnes for sales of antibiotics for livestock in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sales of antibiotics for livestock in Estonia peaked at 9.77 tonnes in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.25 tonnes, in 2022.
That places Estonia 25th out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Sales of antibiotics for livestock in Estonia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7.62 tonnes | — |
| 2011 | 7.49 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 7.32 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 8.49 tonnes | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 9.77 tonnes | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 8.02 tonnes | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 7.18 tonnes | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 6.24 tonnes | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 6.03 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 6.15 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 5.71 tonnes | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 5.33 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 5.25 tonnes | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.43 tonnes | 6.03 tonnes | 9.77 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.43 tonnes | 5.25 tonnes | 5.71 tonnes | 3 |
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 sales of antibiotics for livestock in Estonia?
- Sales of antibiotics for livestock in Estonia was 5.25 tonnes in 2022, according to European Medicines Agency (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sales of antibiotics for livestock recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.77 tonnes in 2014.
- What is the lowest sales of antibiotics for livestock recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.25 tonnes in 2022.
- How does Estonia rank for sales of antibiotics for livestock?
- Estonia ranks 25th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sales of antibiotics for livestock rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from European Medicines Agency (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sales of antibiotics for livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total sales of antimicrobials in all other (non-tablet) forms in tonnes of active ingredients, these are typically used in food-producing animals.