Forest
Estonia is one of the most forested countries in the world. Forests cover nearly half of the mainland in Estonia. The forests here stand out with an abundance of species, preserved thanks to a large proportion of naturally renewed forests and few alien tree species. Forest areas are important in the carbon cycle, binding carbon from the atmosphere in woody plants and forest soil.
Wood is an increasingly important source of renewable energy, valued raw material and building material. Wood is used to make doors, windows, houses and furniture, which are sold on the domestic market and exported to other countries.
Forest statistics provide information about
- the size of Estonia’s forest resources;
- the annual increment of stands;
- the area of forest land in Estonia;
- the share of protected forest land;
- the annual volume of felling.
Based on forest statistics, it is possible to assess how viable and productive are Estonian forests and how well the state ensures their renewal and preservation.
1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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Total felling | 157 | 134 | 141 | 119 | 115 | 110 | 118 | 92 | 94 | 88 | 104 | 115 | 105 | 121 | 115 | 132 | 129 | 146 | 153 | 147 |
Regeneration felling | 291 | 258 | 252 | 210 | 206 | 212 | 258 | 232 | 230 | 211 | 223 | 237 | 243 | 265 | 248 | 251 | 242 | 263 | 274 | 279 |
Maintenance felling | 98 | 84 | 83 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 62 | 43 | 38 | 37 | 46 | 44 | 39 | 40 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 47 |
Other felling | 99 | 58 | 57 | 29 | 19 | 25 | 64 | 43 | 40 | 12 | 22 | 31 | 35 | 54 | 41 | 50 | 29 | 37 | 41 | 32 |
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Area of forest and other wooded land, thousand ha | 2,243 | 2,239 | 2,215 | 2,255 | 2,281 | 2,270 | 2,268 | 2,264 | 2,228 | 2,216 | 2,221 | 2,234 | 2,249 | 2,268 | 2,295 | 2,310 | 2,313 | 2,331 | 2,331 | 2,333 |
Area of stands, thousand ha | 2,096 | 2,078 | 2,052 | 2,091 | 2,118 | 2,107 | 2,113 | 2,115 | 2,082 | 2,070 | 2,080 | 2,090 | 2,101 | 2,115 | 2,135 | 2,146 | 2,143 | 2,157 | 2,149 | 2,142 |
February 1990 | February 1991 | February 1992 | February 1993 | February 1994 | February 1995 | February 1996 | February 1997 | February 1998 | February 1999 | February 2000 | February 2001 | February 2002 | February 2003 | February 2004 | February 2005 | February 2006 | February 2007 | February 2008 | February 2009 | February 2010 | February 2011 | February 2012 | February 2013 | February 2014 | February 2015 | February 2016 | February 2017 | February 2018 | February 2019 | |
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Pine | 35,743 | 36,239 | 36,736 | 37,233 | 37,729 | 38,226 | 38,722 | 39,219 | 39,715 | 40,212 | 40,708 | 41,205 | 41,701 | 42,249 | 44,417 | 44,401 | 46,449 | 48,644 | 49,309 | 49,653 | 49,734 | 49,744 | 50,285 | 51,473 | 52,609 | 52,883 | 52,457 | 51,930 | 51,366 | 51,017 |
Spruce | 22,198 | 22,507 | 22,815 | 23,124 | 23,432 | 23,740 | 24,049 | 24,357 | 24,666 | 24,974 | 25,282 | 25,591 | 25,899 | 26,239 | 26,571 | 26,234 | 26,034 | 25,466 | 25,381 | 24,863 | 25,467 | 26,043 | 26,365 | 26,976 | 28,292 | 28,545 | 29,403 | 29,935 | 29,741 | 29,394 |
Birch | 30,573 | 30,998 | 31,423 | 31,847 | 32,272 | 32,697 | 33,122 | 33,546 | 33,971 | 34,396 | 34,820 | 35,245 | 35,670 | 36,139 | 36,141 | 36,286 | 35,611 | 35,428 | 35,368 | 36,614 | 37,626 | 39,584 | 40,305 | 40,801 | 40,237 | 40,726 | 40,455 | 40,755 | 40,240 | 40,389 |
Aspen | 8,403 | 8,520 | 8,637 | 8,753 | 8,870 | 8,987 | 9,104 | 9,220 | 9,337 | 9,454 | 9,570 | 9,687 | 9,804 | 9,933 | 9,644 | 9,564 | 9,496 | 9,398 | 9,528 | 9,704 | 9,787 | 10,159 | 10,083 | 10,238 | 10,117 | 10,302 | 10,552 | 10,947 | 11,009 | 11,254 |
Common alder | 9,321 | 9,450 | 9,580 | 9,709 | 9,839 | 9,968 | 10,098 | 10,227 | 10,357 | 10,486 | 10,616 | 10,745 | 10,874 | 11,017 | 11,025 | 11,357 | 11,642 | 11,058 | 10,468 | 10,549 | 10,799 | 10,614 | 11,268 | 11,574 | 11,438 | 11,278 | 11,075 | 10,850 | 10,831 | 10,646 |