Estonia's forest cover rose from 52.3 % in 1994 to 57.1 % in 2023.
Estonia · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Estonia's forest area rose from 22,191 km in 1994 to 24,384 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
79th of 213 · 30th in Europe & C. Asia
Estonia's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 20.1 % in 2013 to 21.6 % in 2025.
Estonia's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 26.0 % in 1994 to 23.1 % in 2023.
Estonia's arable land (% of land area) fell from 22.4 % in 1994 to 16.6 % in 2023.
Air
Estonia's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 18.3 in 1994 to 5.9 in 2023.
Water
Estonia's water stress fell from 17.4 % in 1993 to 9.5 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
48th of 181 · 10th in Europe & C. Asia
Estonia's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita rose from 8,507 in 1993 to 9,423 in 2022.
Access
Estonia's safe drinking water rose from 91.7 % in 2000 to 98.9 % in 2024.
Estonia's safe sanitation fell from 92.0 % in 2000 to 90.6 % in 2024.