Estonia - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Estonia was 10,040 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13,740 in 1992 and a minimum value of 6,982 in 2002.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1992 13,740
1993 13,200
1994 11,010
1995 9,910
1996 10,050
1997 10,230
1998 10,430
1999 10,010
2000 9,860
2001 8,900
2002 6,982
2003 8,287
2004 7,704
2005 8,819
2006 8,985
2007 9,146
2008 9,068
2009 9,318
2010 9,488
2011 9,460
2012 9,559
2013 9,650
2014 9,740
2015 9,930
2016 10,030
2017 10,020
2018 10,040

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Estonia was 23.10 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 32.41 in 1992, while its lowest value was 16.47 in 2002.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1992 32.41
1993 31.14
1994 25.97
1995 23.38
1996 23.71
1997 24.13
1998 24.60
1999 23.61
2000 23.26
2001 21.00
2002 16.47
2003 19.55
2004 18.17
2005 20.80
2006 21.20
2007 21.58
2008 21.39
2009 21.98
2010 22.38
2011 22.32
2012 22.55
2013 22.20
2014 22.41
2015 22.84
2016 23.07
2017 23.05
2018 23.10

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use