What is land area in Estonia?

Land area in Estonia was 42,730 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Estonia?

The highest recorded value was 43,470 sq. km in 2013.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Estonia?

The lowest recorded value was 42,390 sq. km in 1992.

How does Estonia rank for land area?

Estonia ranks 130th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Estonia?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Estonia data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Estonia

Name: Land area in Estonia
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Estonia: Land area was 42,730 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

42,730 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

130th

of 216 countries

All-time high

43,470 sq. km

in 2013

All-time low

42,390 sq. km

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2023

Land area in Estonia, 1992–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Estonia is 42,730 sq. km, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Estonia peaked at 43,470 sq. km in 2013 and was at its lowest, 42,390 sq. km, in 1992.

Estonia ranks 130th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	42,390 sq. km	42,390 sq. km	42,390 sq. km	8
2000s	42,390 sq. km	42,390 sq. km	42,390 sq. km	10
2010s	42,930 sq. km	42,390 sq. km	43,470 sq. km	10
2020s	42,740 sq. km	42,730 sq. km	42,750 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Estonia

127 Costa Rica 51,060 sq. km compare
128 Dominican Republic 48,198 sq. km compare
129 Slovakia 48,080 sq. km compare
131 Denmark 40,000 sq. km compare
132 Switzerland 39,510 sq. km compare
133 Bhutan 38,140 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Estonia

Agricultural raw materials exports 6.6% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Rural population 29.3% (2025)
Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
Rural population 400,092 (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.6% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 774.54 million current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 352,150 hectares (2023)
Cereal yield 3,410 kg per hectare (2023)
Cereal production 1.20 million metric tons (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Estonia?: Land area in Estonia was 42,730 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Estonia?: The highest recorded value was 43,470 sq. km in 2013.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Estonia?: The lowest recorded value was 42,390 sq. km in 1992.
How does Estonia rank for land area?: Estonia ranks 130th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Estonia?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Estonia data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.