Deforestation statistics for Estonia

Estonia: Demographic data

Population (2022)	1,326,535
Annual population growth rate (2022)	0.10%
Population density (people/sq km)	31
Net migration	3,911
Fertility rate	1.6
Median age	42
Urban population share	68%

Estonia: Land cover and land use change data

Land area (sq km): 42,390

Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 2,639,448
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 62.3%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 482,809
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 18.3%

Estonia: Annual forest and tree cover data

Estonia: Tree cover loss by year

30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares

Year: Hectares
2001: 16,873
2002: 21,919
2003: 5,633
2004: 18,106
2005: 14,818
2006: 21,732
2007: 16,189
2008: 18,297
2009: 18,823
2010: 21,497
2011: 27,199
2012: 17,685
2013: 17,089
2014: 23,577
2015: 25,420
2016: 36,335
2017: 38,857
2018: 40,038
2019: 45,917
2020: 36,806

Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1	Tree cover extent (2001) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha	Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha	Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha	Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
Harju	282,977	3,976	8,399	10,215	18,345	40,935	14.5%
Põlva	121,633	4,791	5,971	7,009	10,955	28,727	23.6%
Rapla	187,898	5,017	7,754	9,106	16,093	37,971	20.2%
Saare	194,917	1,808	4,077	7,269	11,860	25,015	12.8%
Tartu	146,187	4,518	4,379	5,200	9,684	23,781	16.3%
Valga	125,103	4,238	5,261	5,848	11,360	26,707	21.3%
Viljandi	195,412	7,603	7,638	8,936	15,663	39,840	20.4%
Võru	136,721	4,434	5,893	6,599	11,840	28,766	21.0%
Hiiu	78,083	2,455	2,323	2,773	5,637	13,187	16.9%
Ida-Viru	224,101	7,603	9,232	9,510	17,419	43,764	19.5%
Järva	145,080	4,384	6,823	6,785	11,976	29,969	20.7%
Jõgeva	147,505	5,941	6,127	7,089	11,507	30,663	20.8%
Lääne-Viru	198,764	9,789	9,555	10,170	15,216	44,730	22.5%
Lääne	150,582	1,436	2,845	3,224	8,725	16,229	10.8%
Pärnu	301,269	9,344	10,252	11,223	21,660	52,479	17.4%
Peipsi	3,197	10	6	12	14	42	1.3%

Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1	Admin area 2	Tree cover extent (2000) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha	Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha	Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha	Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
Peipsi	Peipsi	3,197	10	6	12	14	42	1.3%
Harju	Kuusalu	49,379	561	1,269	1,292	2,206	5,328	10.8%
Harju	Loksa	226	1	2	3	3	8	3.5%
Harju	Maardu	648	8	11	7	16	42	6.5%
Harju	Nissi	17,904	270	459	876	1,434	3,040	17.0%
Harju	Padise	28,122	130	470	659	1,923	3,183	11.3%
Harju	Paldiski	3,276	6	27	12	94	139	4.2%
Harju	Raasiku	8,766	112	222	295	564	1,194	13.6%
Harju	Rae	9,361	56	246	283	554	1,139	12.2%
Harju	Saku	9,730	171	380	407	888	1,846	19.0%
Harju	Saue	9,638	107	129	357	630	1,224	12.7%
Harju	Anija	45,800	793	2,207	2,094	3,686	8,780	19.2%
Harju	Tallinn	6,155	125	60	39	77	300	4.9%
Harju	Vasalemma	2,017	12	78	42	91	223	11.1%
Harju	Viimsi	5,287	61	127	91	98	377	7.1%
Harju	Harku	9,086	57	82	125	239	503	5.5%
Harju	Jõelähtme	11,695	136	302	434	662	1,534	13.1%
Harju	Keila	12,392	129	145	365	858	1,497	12.1%
Harju	Kernu	11,925	170	372	577	893	2,012	16.9%
Harju	Kiili	5,448	51	167	151	353	721	13.2%
Harju	Kose	14,079	311	589	804	1,269	2,973	21.1%
Harju	Kõue	21,039	697	1,020	1,258	1,783	4,758	22.6%
Põlva	Ahja	3,084	152	138	172	338	800	25.9%
Põlva	Räpina	12,680	399	429	524	950	2,302	18.2%
Põlva	Valgjärve	6,911	225	239	341	843	1,647	23.8%
Põlva	Värska	14,093	872	886	724	996	3,477	24.7%
Põlva	Vastse-Kuuste	7,405	323	384	444	749	1,900	25.7%
Põlva	Veriora	12,565	395	482	589	848	2,314	18.4%
Põlva	Kanepi	12,642	504	767	904	1,279	3,454	27.3%
Põlva	Kõlleste	9,152	350	516	623	861	2,349	25.7%
Põlva	Laheda	3,731	127	218	229	318	891	23.9%
Põlva	Mikitamäe	6,180	185	189	277	466	1,117	18.1%
Põlva	Mooste	10,719	358	468	654	1,077	2,557	23.9%
Põlva	Orava	11,557	471	640	690	1,041	2,841	24.6%
Põlva	Põlva Vald	141	0	1	2	10	13	9.2%
Põlva	Põlva	10,774	432	614	838	1,181	3,065	28.4%
Rapla	Järvakandi	316	12	10	27	19	67	21.2%
Rapla	Vigala	13,562	155	368	422	1,169	2,113	15.6%
Rapla	Juuru	8,418	176	268	254	492	1,191	14.1%
Rapla	Kaiu	16,970	378	518	831	1,032	2,760	16.3%
Rapla	Käru	16,799	520	771	826	1,582	3,699	22.0%
Rapla	Kehtna	32,895	905	1,549	1,761	3,033	7,249	22.0%
Rapla	Kohila	13,465	347	574	633	1,180	2,734	20.3%
Rapla	Märjamaa	57,466	1,892	2,566	2,883	5,125	12,466	21.7%
Rapla	Raikküla	14,308	340	595	788	1,233	2,955	20.7%
Rapla	Rapla	13,699	293	536	681	1,228	2,737	20.0%
Saare	Kaarma	23,563	146	332	785	1,273	2,536	10.8%
Saare	Orissaare	10,584	55	155	236	552	998	9.4%
Saare	Pihtla	14,029	126	306	579	993	2,004	14.3%
Saare	Pöide	5,410	17	28	97	214	356	6.6%
Saare	Ruhnu	764	3	4	0	1	9	1.2%
Saare	Salme	7,523	71	133	227	584	1,015	13.5%
Saare	Torgu	10,420	109	307	492	712	1,621	15.6%
Saare	Valjala	11,117	57	182	303	579	1,121	10.1%
Saare	Kärla	14,493	171	496	840	993	2,501	17.3%
Saare	Kihelkonna	19,305	146	270	596	953	1,966	10.2%
Saare	Kuressaare	301	4	6	1	3	14	4.7%
Saare	Laimjala	6,546	44	53	116	320	533	8.1%
Saare	Leisi	25,770	328	866	1,354	2,002	4,550	17.7%
Saare	Lümanda	14,366	123	212	438	605	1,378	9.6%
Saare	Muhu	11,525	50	109	266	636	1,062	9.2%
Saare	Mustjala	19,201	358	616	939	1,440	3,352	17.5%
Tartu	Alatskivi	7,605	273	225	303	691	1,491	19.6%
Tartu	Meeksi	9,855	243	262	324	533	1,362	13.8%
Tartu	Nõo	6,940	286	242	306	688	1,523	21.9%
Tartu	Peipsiääre	2,343	93	50	97	134	374	16.0%
Tartu	Piirissaare	48	0	0	1	0	1	2.1%
Tartu	Puhja	9,020	61	80	85	253	480	5.3%
Tartu	Rannu	6,438	108	131	183	450	872	13.5%
Tartu	Rõngu	6,736	219	284	358	639	1,500	22.3%
Tartu	Tähtvere	4,370	153	127	132	347	759	17.4%
Tartu	Tartu	12,184	351	347	560	921	2,178	17.9%
Tartu	Ülenurme	2,061	42	90	104	214	450	21.8%
Tartu	Elva	549	6	11	1	14	32	5.8%
Tartu	Vara	20,176	960	771	756	1,192	3,679	18.2%
Tartu	Võnnu	13,772	430	400	413	741	1,983	14.4%
Tartu	Võrtsjärve	502	0	2	1	0	4	0.8%
Tartu	Haaslava	3,715	154	168	305	355	982	26.4%
Tartu	Kallaste	44	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Tartu	Kambja	9,307	313	356	435	1,061	2,165	23.3%
Tartu	Konguta	3,853	72	133	133	242	580	15.1%
Tartu	Laeva	16,255	303	349	260	589	1,502	9.2%
Tartu	Luunja	4,682	204	147	218	252	821	17.5%
Tartu	Mäksa	5,733	246	204	226	368	1,044	18.2%
Valga	Helme	19,687	797	1,006	1,041	1,613	4,456	22.6%
Valga	Taheva	14,369	355	584	642	1,983	3,564	24.8%
Valga	Tõlliste	10,041	435	449	623	1,114	2,621	26.1%
Valga	Tõrva	185	0	0	2	0	3	1.6%
Valga	Valga	693	14	13	25	17	70	10.1%
Valga	Hummuli	10,066	425	578	617	886	2,505	24.9%
Valga	Karula	15,820	588	657	637	1,423	3,305	20.9%
Valga	Õru	6,356	397	361	478	659	1,895	29.8%
Valga	Palupera	6,763	102	217	167	497	983	14.5%
Valga	Põdrala	7,533	383	512	401	550	1,846	24.5%
Valga	Puhajarve	13,783	214	221	356	1,095	1,886	13.7%
Valga	Puka	12,572	338	474	572	931	2,315	18.4%
Valga	Sangaste	7,233	190	190	286	592	1,258	17.4%
Viljandi	Abja	16,167	901	781	814	1,532	4,028	24.9%
Viljandi	Saarepeedi	4,855	203	185	189	490	1,066	22.0%
Viljandi	Suure-Jaani	44,471	1,095	1,425	1,664	3,100	7,284	16.4%
Viljandi	Tarvastu	20,153	945	746	1,096	1,869	4,656	23.1%
Viljandi	Viiratsi	10,593	465	430	505	994	2,393	22.6%
Viljandi	Viljandi	240	1	0	0	2	3	1.3%
Viljandi	Võhma	19	0	0	0	2	2	10.5%
Viljandi	Halliste	15,520	743	702	968	1,160	3,574	23.0%
Viljandi	Karksi	20,010	1,077	1,108	1,161	1,934	5,280	26.4%
Viljandi	Kolga-Jaani	20,313	665	670	753	1,587	3,675	18.1%
Viljandi	Kõo	8,233	266	255	402	641	1,564	19.0%
Viljandi	Kõpu	18,597	407	623	613	1,133	2,777	14.9%
Viljandi	Mõisaküla	25	1	0	0	4	5	20.0%
Viljandi	Paistu	6,463	310	280	274	495	1,359	21.0%
Viljandi	Pärsti	9,751	525	432	496	722	2,175	22.3%
Võru	Antsla	15,128	465	543	585	1,206	2,799	18.5%
Võru	Varstu	10,311	331	481	530	924	2,266	22.0%
Võru	Vastseliina	14,583	489	679	856	1,575	3,598	24.7%
Võru	Võru	11,122	378	534	582	841	2,335	21.0%
Võru	Haanja	11,549	205	217	384	1,005	1,811	15.7%
Võru	Lasva	9,197	341	459	387	763	1,950	21.2%
Võru	Meremäe	6,453	263	388	479	716	1,846	28.6%
Võru	Misso	13,394	432	618	745	1,026	2,821	21.1%
Võru	Mõniste	11,632	337	452	462	632	1,882	16.2%
Võru	Rõuge	18,150	588	829	826	1,763	4,006	22.1%
Võru	Sõmerpalu	9,342	403	453	497	697	2,050	21.9%
Võru	Urvaste	5,860	203	241	267	690	1,402	23.9%
Hiiu	Emmaste	14,716	544	477	719	1,233	2,973	20.2%
Hiiu	Käina	11,220	429	387	339	893	2,048	18.3%
Hiiu	Kärdla	186	0	2	1	1	4	2.2%
Hiiu	Kõrgessaare	33,519	1,240	1,139	1,246	2,142	5,767	17.2%
Hiiu	Pühalepa	18,441	242	318	469	1,367	2,395	13.0%
Ida-Viru	Alajõe	9,619	319	325	385	510	1,538	16.0%
Ida-Viru	Kohtla	3,593	93	137	207	175	612	17.0%
Ida-Viru	Lohusuu	8,442	369	412	402	1,202	2,385	28.3%
Ida-Viru	Lüganuse	3,831	77	144	158	185	565	14.7%
Ida-Viru	Mäetaguse	18,464	671	888	708	1,832	4,098	22.2%
Ida-Viru	Maidla	20,814	1,292	820	684	1,686	4,483	21.5%
Ida-Viru	Narva-Jõesuu	853	5	20	28	50	103	12.1%
Ida-Viru	Narva	3,040	19	7	35	11	73	2.4%
Ida-Viru	Püssi	77	0	8	0	2	10	13.0%
Ida-Viru	Sillamäe	211	7	13	2	2	24	11.4%
Ida-Viru	Sonda	10,585	496	810	501	899	2,705	25.6%
Ida-Viru	Aseri	2,892	6	29	46	116	196	6.8%
Ida-Viru	Toila	9,716	252	356	686	822	2,116	21.8%
Ida-Viru	Tudulinna	21,053	975	1,050	1,035	1,661	4,721	22.4%
Ida-Viru	Vaivara	26,654	416	685	1,055	2,469	4,624	17.3%
Ida-Viru	Avinurme	14,745	736	774	977	1,330	3,817	25.9%
Ida-Viru	Iisaku	19,811	563	820	819	1,460	3,661	18.5%
Ida-Viru	Illuka	40,225	890	1,457	1,342	2,207	5,896	14.7%
Ida-Viru	Jõhvi	7,669	407	455	405	777	2,044	26.7%
Ida-Viru	Kiviõli	413	2	6	2	1	11	2.7%
Ida-Viru	Kohtla-Järve	1,013	5	9	21	11	46	4.5%
Ida-Viru	Kohtla-Nõmme	382	5	8	12	11	36	9.4%
Järva	Albu	16,148	278	500	403	881	2,062	12.8%
Järva	Roosna-Alliku	6,345	225	314	304	585	1,427	22.5%
Järva	Türi	33,006	1,154	1,765	1,911	2,894	7,725	23.4%
Järva	Väätsa	12,927	245	471	588	1,090	2,395	18.5%
Järva	Ambla	16,945	774	944	937	1,343	3,998	23.6%
Järva	Imavere	8,208	194	337	312	715	1,558	19.0%
Järva	Järva-Jaani	4,293	331	354	380	467	1,532	35.7%
Järva	Kareda	3,980	92	264	192	299	847	21.3%
Järva	Koeru	11,497	240	428	437	829	1,933	16.8%
Järva	Koigi	12,158	489	686	609	1,387	3,172	26.1%
Järva	Paide (Vald)	458	2	21	1	5	29	6.3%
Järva	Paide	19,115	359	738	712	1,480	3,290	17.2%
Jõgeva	Jõgeva (commune)	25,973	1,024	846	1,301	2,002	5,173	19.9%
Jõgeva	Puurmani	18,459	492	566	656	1,303	3,017	16.3%
Jõgeva	Saare	14,277	669	655	727	1,184	3,235	22.7%
Jõgeva	Tabivere	9,674	306	346	320	689	1,661	17.2%
Jõgeva	Torma	22,758	1,071	1,176	1,191	1,715	5,153	22.6%
Jõgeva	Jõgeva	59	4	3	0	0	8	13.6%
Jõgeva	Kasepää	2,789	56	94	109	325	583	20.9%
Jõgeva	Mustvee	277	0	0	0	1	1	0.4%
Jõgeva	Pajusi	13,708	567	733	885	1,164	3,348	24.4%
Jõgeva	Pala	8,743	480	310	428	764	1,983	22.7%
Jõgeva	Palamuse	10,344	352	388	446	768	1,954	18.9%
Jõgeva	Põltsamaa	20,334	920	1,008	1,026	1,592	4,547	22.4%
Jõgeva	PõltsamaaPõltsamaa	110	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Lääne-Viru	Haljala	6,800	86	192	216	489	983	14.5%
Lääne-Viru	Tapa	3,552	172	233	206	429	1,041	29.3%
Lääne-Viru	Väike-Maarja	24,688	1,330	1,934	2,329	2,340	7,933	32.1%
Lääne-Viru	Vihula	30,561	351	495	981	1,456	3,283	10.7%
Lääne-Viru	Vinni	30,611	2,847	1,920	1,472	2,563	8,802	28.8%
Lääne-Viru	Viru-Nigula	14,105	234	434	492	940	2,100	14.9%
Lääne-Viru	Kadrina	18,844	446	766	805	1,243	3,259	17.3%
Lääne-Viru	Kunda	381	15	8	0	2	26	6.8%
Lääne-Viru	Laekvere	23,588	2,389	1,279	892	1,790	6,349	26.9%
Lääne-Viru	Rägavere	12,412	518	568	605	878	2,570	20.7%
Lääne-Viru	Rakke	12,622	542	515	1,036	1,335	3,428	27.2%
Lääne-Viru	Rakvere	3,680	137	174	235	269	816	22.2%
Lääne-Viru	Sõmeru	6,364	138	311	317	551	1,317	20.7%
Lääne-Viru	Tamsalu	10,556	583	727	584	930	2,824	26.8%
Lääne	Haapsalu	547	3	9	17	53	81	14.8%
Lääne	Risti	13,901	282	620	609	1,172	2,683	19.3%
Lääne	Taebla	8,606	99	224	279	768	1,371	15.9%
Lääne	Vormsi	6,904	17	29	88	367	501	7.3%
Lääne	Hanila	13,124	96	84	211	399	791	6.0%
Lääne	Kullamaa	13,876	155	301	245	577	1,278	9.2%
Lääne	Lihula	18,495	118	245	321	803	1,486	8.0%
Lääne	Martna	15,301	82	193	255	822	1,353	8.8%
Lääne	Noarootsi	21,617	269	420	361	1,281	2,331	10.8%
Lääne	Nõva	9,782	67	392	284	579	1,323	13.5%
Lääne	Oru	13,331	205	174	214	985	1,578	11.8%
Lääne	Ridala	15,097	44	154	339	918	1,454	9.6%
Pärnu	Are	8,127	278	377	385	593	1,633	20.1%
Pärnu	Pärnu	925	2	13	14	45	74	8.0%
Pärnu	Saarde	52,702	2,115	1,817	2,153	4,053	10,138	19.2%
Pärnu	Sauga	7,094	183	366	330	567	1,445	20.4%
Pärnu	Sindi	159	0	4	0	6	10	6.3%
Pärnu	Surju	30,001	1,368	1,315	1,271	2,333	6,286	21.0%
Pärnu	Tahkuranna	6,014	157	103	136	207	604	10.0%
Pärnu	Tori	15,431	525	555	585	1,074	2,740	17.8%
Pärnu	Tõstamaa	17,644	544	596	659	1,833	3,632	20.6%
Pärnu	Vändra vald (alev)	90	0	0	5	12	18	20.0%
Pärnu	Vändra	26,721	1,045	1,352	1,421	2,374	6,192	23.2%
Pärnu	Audru	18,470	358	598	679	1,310	2,944	15.9%
Pärnu	Varbla	22,947	703	751	1,127	1,966	4,547	19.8%
Pärnu	Häädemeeste	27,691	897	797	787	1,475	3,956	14.3%
Pärnu	Halinga	18,352	299	409	548	1,303	2,559	13.9%
Pärnu	Kaisama	11,429	255	424	300	657	1,636	14.3%
Pärnu	Kihnu	833	14	6	0	2	23	2.8%
Pärnu	Koonga	25,300	206	314	416	1,062	1,998	7.9%
Pärnu	Lavassaare	629	1	5	9	13	28	4.5%
Pärnu	Paikuse	10,710	393	451	397	774	2,016	18.8%
Harju	Aegviidu	1,004	13	35	42	26	115	11.5%

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2019 forest data for Estonia | Archived forest data for Estonia | Forest data for Estonia

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

Citation: Mongabay. "Deforestation statistics for [selected country name]". Accessed on [date] from worldrainforests.com.

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