Environment in Estonia 123 indicators covering environment for Estonia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Renewable freshwater resources 27,888 Million cubic metres 2024 up 1.8% 40th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land 243.48 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 0.2% 5th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land 77.65 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 0.8% 5th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Grassland 0.0002 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 20.2% 11th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Cropland 8.38 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 99.4% 8th Agricultural land area — Organic farming 221,802 Hectares 2024 up 42.6% 8th Environmental tax revenues 1,038 Million euro 2024 up 75.8% 31st Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Grassland 0.0002 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 20.2% 8th Municipal waste by waste management operations 375 Kilograms per capita 2024 up 5.0% 40th Marine landings — National landings in foreign ports 15,682 Tonnes 2022 up 30.8% 7th Marine waters affected by eutrophication 137 Square kilometre 2025 up 341.9% 9th Annual freshwater abstraction by source and sector 650.33 Million cubic metres 2024 down 62.3% 32nd Biodiversity — Farmland birds index 68.99 Index 2020 down 19.1% 7th Length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type 437 Kilometre 2024 up 5.0% 24th Navigable inland waterways, by horizontal dimensions of vessels and 437 Kilometre 2024 up 5.0% 24th Air emissions accounts totals bridging to emission inventory totals 11.15 million Tonne 2025 down 41.7% 35th Average CO2 emissions per km from new passenger cars 114.8 Grams per kilometre 2025 down 16.3% 17th Trade in recyclable raw materials 190,777 Tonne 2025 up 21.7% 32nd Biodiversity — Forest birds index 80.95 Index 2020 up 39.3% 6th Catches - inland waters 2,868 Tonnes live weight 2010 down 10.1% 13th Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) — Waste 4.36 Kilogrammes per person 2023 — 5th Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) 19.04 Kilogrammes per person 2023 — 2nd Air emissions accounts by NACE Rev. 2 activity 9.60 million Tonne 2024 down 53.5% 33rd Water exploitation index, plus 1.5% 2023 down 53.8% 23rd Water use in the manufacturing industry by activity and supply 8.27 Million cubic metres 2024 up 30.0% 21st Packaging waste by waste management operations 190,813 Tonne 2023 down 14.8% 32nd Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total 392.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 2022 down 22.8% 1st Air emissions intensities by NACE Rev. 2 activity 274.88 Grams per euro, current prices 2024 down 76.4% 9th Pollution, grime or other environmental problems 8.6% 2023 down 11.3% 32nd Air emissions accounts related to road transport by NACE Rev. 2 1.10 million Tonne 2023 down 7.2% 25th Air emissions accounts related to road transport - totals bridging to 2.72 million Tonne 2023 up 19.2% 26th Material deprivation for the 'Environment' dimension, by number of 82.9% 2023 up 8.8% 10th Pollution, grime or other environmental problems by degree of 8.1% 2023 down 31.4% 38th Stock of zero-emission vehicles at 31st December by type of vehicle 4 Number 2025 — 36th New zero-emission vehicles by type of vehicle and type of motor energy 2 Number 2025 — 34th End-of-life vehicles - reuse, recycling and recovery, totals 21,594 Tonne 2023 up 31.7% 27th End-of-life vehicles by waste management operations - detailed data 21,594 Tonne 2023 up 31.7% 27th Recycling rate of waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) 82.4% 2023 up 24.8% 21st Bathing waters with excellent quality by location 30 Number 2025 up 11.1% 25th Management of waste by waste management operations and type of 19,310 Thousand tonnes 2024 down 6.3% 18th Transboundary shipments of notified waste by partner, hazardousness 18,905 Tonne 2024 down 77.9% 35th Pollution, grime or other environmental problems by level of 7.8% 2023 down 17.0% 37th Environmental protection investments of general government by -17.8 Million euro 2022 down 358.0% 37th Nitrate in groundwater 7 Milligrams per litre 2023 down 6.9% 24th Accidents at work by sex, age, severity, NACE Rev. 2 activity and 5,118 Number 2024 down 18.6% 30th EU GHG emissions from the production and consumption (footprint) 9,349 Kilograms per capita 2023 down 34.0% 17th Environmental protection investments of corporations as specialist 96.9 Million euro 2022 down 14.5% 26th Environmental protection investments of total economy 129.7 Million euro 2022 down 44.0% 33rd Environmental protection investments of corporations as ancillary 17.6 Million euro 2022 up 1,157.1% 14th Production, value added and exports in the environmental goods and 1,720 Million euro 2022 up 117.5% 26th Contribution of the ICT sector to the air emissions in the economy by 0.3% 2023 up 172.7% 16th Air emissions from the ICT sector by NACE Rev. 2 activity 29,641 Tonne 2023 up 22.5% 32nd Final consumption expenditure on environmental protection services by 227.7 Million euro 2022 up 74.1% 29th Distribution of air emissions from the ICT sector by NACE Rev. 2 60.4% 2023 up 117.3% 1st Generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and NACE Rev. 2 188,724 Tonne 2022 up 143.8% 28th Treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste 20.91 million Tonne 2022 up 1.5% 23rd National expenditure on environmental protection by institutional 711.8 Million euro 2022 up 35.0% 32nd Recycling of batteries and accumulators 2,812 Tonne 2023 down 4.6% 30th Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) by waste management 19,122 Tonne 2018 up 12.4% 34th Environmental protection expenditure by size class (NACE Rev. 2, B-E) 1.1 2018 up 450.0% 17th ← Previous 1 2 3 Next → Page 2 of 3