Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in Estonia
Estonia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square was 41,935 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in Estonia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in Estonia stood at 41,935 tonnes per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in Estonia peaked at 41,935 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32,397 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1992.
Estonia ranks 50th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in Estonia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 32,397 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 32,728 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 33,040 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 33,337 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 33,670 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 34,034 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 34,330 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 34,637 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 34,835 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 34,992 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 35,285 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 35,520 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 35,936 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 36,265 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 36,581 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 36,952 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 37,305 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 37,608 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 37,990 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 38,374 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 38,745 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 38,194 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 38,612 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 38,966 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 39,330 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 40,395 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 40,786 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 41,042 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 41,234 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 41,455 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 41,740 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 41,935 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 41,935 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 49,918 tonnes per square kilometre, 84% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 41,935 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,185 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,522 tonnes per square kilometre | 32,397 tonnes per square kilometre | 34,637 tonnes per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 36,128 tonnes per square kilometre | 34,835 tonnes per square kilometre | 37,608 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,243 tonnes per square kilometre | 37,990 tonnes per square kilometre | 41,042 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,591 tonnes per square kilometre | 41,234 tonnes per square kilometre | 41,935 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 47 Lithuania 45,598 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 48 Indonesia 45,202 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 49 Moldova 43,534 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 51 Guatemala 41,665 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 52 El Salvador 41,134 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 53 Greece 40,763 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Estonia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 22.20 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 871.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 170.85 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 700.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.6447 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 178.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 175.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.6624 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in Estonia?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in Estonia was 41,935 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 41,935 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,397 tonnes per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Estonia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
- Estonia ranks 50th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.