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Geography>
Estonia
Surface area (square km)
45,340
(2021)
[31/38countries]
Land area (sq. km)
42,750
(2021)
[31/38countries]
Agricultural land (% of land area)
23.1%
(2021)
[30/38countries]
Forest area (sq. km)
24,384
(2021)
[26/38countries]
Forest area (% of land area)
57.0%
(2021)
[7/38countries]
Coastline (km)
3,794
(2019)
[17/38countries]
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
2.6%
(2015)
[17/32countries]
Average yearly temperature (degrees Celsius)
5.1
(1961-1990)
[33/38countries]
Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)
626
(2020)
[30/38countries]
Biodiversity>
Estonia
Bird species, threatened
9
(2018)
[31/38countries]
Fish species, threatened
5
(2018)
[35/38countries]
Mammal species, threatened
1
(2018)
[35/38countries]
Plant species (higher), threatened
0
(2018)
[34/38countries]
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
20.2%
(2018)
[19/38countries]
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
18.6%
(2018)
[14/32countries]
Animals, environment and mankind>
Estonia
Environment and economy>
Estonia
Environmental protection>
Estonia
% of those who think that international bodies should have the right to enforce solutions to protect the environment
36.3%
(2013)
[26/26countries]
CO2 and climate change>
Estonia
CO2 emissions (kilo tonnes)
7,098
(2020)
[35/38countries]
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tonnes)
5.34
(2020)
[19/38countries]
CO2 emissions (kg per PPP $ of GDP)
0.135
(2020)
[16/38countries]
Energy>
Estonia
Renewable energy, % of primary energy supply
30.6%
(2021)
[10/38countries]
Nuclear and radioactivity>
Estonia
Environmental pollution>
Estonia
Waste and cleanness>
Estonia
Municipal waste (kg per capita)
394
(2021)
[32/36countries]
Municipal waste, % of recycling
27
(2021)
[16/35countries]
Proportion of population using safely-managed sanitation services (%)
93%
(2020)
[14/38countries]