Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Estonia
Estonia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -207,749 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-207,749 tonnes
Change on year
up 45.6%
World rank
153rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
14.58 million tonnes
in 1859
All-time low
-9.24 million tonnes
in 2001
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Estonia, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Estonia recorded -207,749 tonnes for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.6% on the previous year and up 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Estonia peaked at 14.58 million tonnes in 1859 and was at its lowest, -9.24 million tonnes, in 2001.
That places Estonia 153rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Estonia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 14.18 million tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 14.09 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1852 | 14.00 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1853 | 14.00 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 14.29 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1855 | 14.22 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1856 | 14.24 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1857 | 14.31 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1858 | 14.40 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1859 | 14.58 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1860 | 11.83 million tonnes | -18.9% |
| 1861 | 10.84 million tonnes | -8.4% |
| 1862 | 10.42 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1863 | 10.02 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1864 | 9.49 million tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1865 | 9.09 million tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1866 | 8.77 million tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1867 | 8.60 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1868 | 8.16 million tonnes | -5.1% |
| 1869 | 7.93 million tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1870 | 7.77 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1871 | 7.38 million tonnes | -5.1% |
| 1872 | 7.06 million tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1873 | 6.82 million tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1874 | 6.69 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1875 | 6.46 million tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1876 | 6.31 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1877 | 6.17 million tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1878 | 6.08 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1879 | 6.02 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1880 | 5.72 million tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1881 | 5.46 million tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1882 | 5.43 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1883 | 5.37 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1884 | 5.19 million tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1885 | 5.02 million tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1886 | 4.94 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1887 | 4.83 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1888 | 4.67 million tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1889 | 4.56 million tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1890 | 4.54 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1891 | 4.35 million tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1892 | 4.13 million tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1893 | 3.95 million tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1894 | 3.86 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1895 | 3.82 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1896 | 3.73 million tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1897 | 3.65 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1898 | 3.71 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1899 | 3.59 million tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1900 | 3.43 million tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1901 | 3.48 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1902 | 3.29 million tonnes | -5.4% |
| 1903 | 3.30 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1904 | 3.16 million tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1905 | 3.17 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1906 | 3.04 million tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1907 | 3.00 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1908 | 2.91 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1909 | 2.89 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1910 | 2.70 million tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1911 | 2.61 million tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1912 | 2.55 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1913 | 2.60 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1914 | 2.47 million tonnes | -5.1% |
| 1915 | 2.46 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1916 | 2.36 million tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1917 | 2.36 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1918 | 2.33 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1919 | 2.20 million tonnes | -5.4% |
| 1920 | 2.21 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1921 | 2.12 million tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1922 | 2.07 million tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1923 | 2.01 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1924 | 2.00 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1925 | 1.93 million tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1926 | 1.85 million tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1927 | 1.70 million tonnes | -7.9% |
| 1928 | 1.69 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1929 | 1.69 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1930 | 1.57 million tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1931 | 1.55 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1932 | 1.46 million tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1933 | 1.32 million tonnes | -9.0% |
| 1934 | 1.26 million tonnes | -4.9% |
| 1935 | 1.10 million tonnes | -12.5% |
| 1936 | 1.12 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1937 | 944,799 tonnes | -15.5% |
| 1938 | 971,033 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1939 | 864,741 tonnes | -10.9% |
| 1940 | 588,182 tonnes | -32.0% |
| 1941 | 408,023 tonnes | -30.6% |
| 1942 | 211,999 tonnes | -48.0% |
| 1943 | -48,878 tonnes | -123.1% |
| 1944 | -213,318 tonnes | +336.4% |
| 1945 | -350,645 tonnes | +64.4% |
| 1946 | -569,056 tonnes | +62.3% |
| 1947 | -738,772 tonnes | +29.8% |
| 1948 | -970,227 tonnes | +31.3% |
| 1949 | -1.06 million tonnes | +9.5% |
| 1950 | -1.09 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1951 | -943,993 tonnes | -13.4% |
| 1952 | -1.09 million tonnes | +15.4% |
| 1953 | -1.47 million tonnes | +35.2% |
| 1954 | -1.86 million tonnes | +26.6% |
| 1955 | -2.13 million tonnes | +14.2% |
| 1956 | -2.81 million tonnes | +32.1% |
| 1957 | -3.65 million tonnes | +29.7% |
| 1958 | -4.91 million tonnes | +34.6% |
| 1959 | -8.84 million tonnes | +80.0% |
| 1960 | -8.46 million tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1961 | -7.86 million tonnes | -7.2% |
| 1962 | -7.87 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1963 | -7.54 million tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1964 | -7.21 million tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1965 | -7.07 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1966 | -6.78 million tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1967 | -6.39 million tonnes | -5.8% |
| 1968 | -5.94 million tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1969 | -5.74 million tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1970 | -5.43 million tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1971 | -5.15 million tonnes | -5.1% |
| 1972 | -4.91 million tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1973 | -4.36 million tonnes | -11.2% |
| 1974 | -4.33 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1975 | -4.01 million tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1976 | -3.74 million tonnes | -6.7% |
| 1977 | -3.61 million tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1978 | -3.58 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1979 | -3.20 million tonnes | -10.5% |
| 1980 | -2.95 million tonnes | -7.8% |
| 1981 | -2.80 million tonnes | -5.2% |
| 1982 | -2.55 million tonnes | -8.7% |
| 1983 | -2.49 million tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1984 | -2.27 million tonnes | -8.9% |
| 1985 | -2.10 million tonnes | -7.4% |
| 1986 | -1.95 million tonnes | -7.1% |
| 1987 | -2.00 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1988 | -1.95 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1989 | -1.84 million tonnes | -5.9% |
| 1990 | -1.71 million tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1991 | -1.45 million tonnes | -15.0% |
| 1992 | -2.24 million tonnes | +53.8% |
| 1993 | -5.40 million tonnes | +141.4% |
| 1994 | -6.82 million tonnes | +26.2% |
| 1995 | -5.43 million tonnes | -20.4% |
| 1996 | -4.93 million tonnes | -9.2% |
| 1997 | -3.23 million tonnes | -34.4% |
| 1998 | -4.41 million tonnes | +36.4% |
| 1999 | -2.93 million tonnes | -33.5% |
| 2000 | -7.05 million tonnes | +140.5% |
| 2001 | -9.24 million tonnes | +31.1% |
| 2002 | -2.94 million tonnes | -68.2% |
| 2003 | -7.30 million tonnes | +148.5% |
| 2004 | 327,488 tonnes | -104.5% |
| 2005 | -3.15 million tonnes | -1062.2% |
| 2006 | -3.03 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 2007 | -4.22 million tonnes | +39.0% |
| 2008 | -2.85 million tonnes | -32.3% |
| 2009 | -1.53 million tonnes | -46.3% |
| 2010 | -2.77 million tonnes | +80.8% |
| 2011 | -2.67 million tonnes | -3.7% |
| 2012 | -2.06 million tonnes | -22.7% |
| 2013 | -1.75 million tonnes | -15.3% |
| 2014 | -597,232 tonnes | -65.8% |
| 2015 | -391,828 tonnes | -34.4% |
| 2016 | -1.63 million tonnes | +316.5% |
| 2017 | -1.38 million tonnes | -15.6% |
| 2018 | -1.10 million tonnes | -20.1% |
| 2019 | -1.35 million tonnes | +23.2% |
| 2020 | -985,946 tonnes | -27.2% |
| 2021 | -948,903 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 2022 | -614,966 tonnes | -35.2% |
| 2023 | -381,716 tonnes | -37.9% |
| 2024 | -207,749 tonnes | -45.6% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's -207,749 tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -377,832 tonnes, 55% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -1062.2% | 327,488 tonnes | -3.15 million tonnes |
| 1944 | -336.4% | -48,878 tonnes | -213,318 tonnes |
| 2016 | -316.5% | -391,828 tonnes | -1.63 million tonnes |
| 2003 | -148.5% | -2.94 million tonnes | -7.30 million tonnes |
| 1993 | -141.4% | -2.24 million tonnes | -5.40 million tonnes |
| 2000 | -140.5% | -2.93 million tonnes | -7.05 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 14.23 million tonnes | 14.00 million tonnes | 14.58 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 9.52 million tonnes | 7.93 million tonnes | 11.83 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 6.68 million tonnes | 6.02 million tonnes | 7.77 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 5.12 million tonnes | 4.56 million tonnes | 5.72 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.93 million tonnes | 3.59 million tonnes | 4.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.17 million tonnes | 2.89 million tonnes | 3.48 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.46 million tonnes | 2.20 million tonnes | 2.70 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.93 million tonnes | 1.69 million tonnes | 2.21 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.22 million tonnes | 864,741 tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | -274,554 tonnes | -1.06 million tonnes | 588,182 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | -2.88 million tonnes | -8.84 million tonnes | -943,993 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | -7.09 million tonnes | -8.46 million tonnes | -5.74 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | -4.23 million tonnes | -5.43 million tonnes | -3.20 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.29 million tonnes | -2.95 million tonnes | -1.84 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.85 million tonnes | -6.82 million tonnes | -1.45 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.10 million tonnes | -9.24 million tonnes | 327,488 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.57 million tonnes | -2.77 million tonnes | -391,828 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | -627,856 tonnes | -985,946 tonnes | -207,749 tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Estonia?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Estonia was -207,749 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.58 million tonnes in 1859.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.24 million tonnes in 2001.
- How does Estonia rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Estonia ranks 153rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.