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Tree Cover in Estonia

From 2001 to 2025, Estonia lost 658kha of tree cover, equivalent to a 2.7% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.

Annual Tree Cover Loss by Dominant Driver in Estonia

In Estonia from 2001 to 2025, 658kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.

Location of Tree Cover Loss in Estonia

In Estonia, the top 5 regions were responsible for 45.0% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2025. Peipsi had the most tree cover loss at 71.3kha compared to an average of 41.1 kha.

Peipsi71.3kha
Ida-Viru57.4kha
Lääne57.1kha
Harju56.5kha
Viljandi53.6kha
Components of net change in tree cover in Estonia

From 2000 to 2020, Estonia experienced a net change of -72.4 kha (-2.85%) in tree cover.

  • The loss total is different from annual tree cover loss, as this data was created using a different method and forest definition. For gross or annual loss information, please see the tree cover loss widget.

  • Disturbance represents areas that experienced both loss and gain between 2000 and 2020
Tree Cover Gain in Estonia Compared to Other Areas

From 2000 to 2020, Estonia gained 165.1 kha of tree cover equal to 0.13% of the global total.

Russia37.2Mha
Canada17.0Mha
United States14.0Mha
Brazil8.1Mha
China6.7Mha
Cumulative Fire Alerts In Estonia Compared to Other Areas

In Estonia there have been 1 VIIRS fire alerts reported so far in 2023 considering high confidence alerts only. This total is high compared to the total for previous years going back to 2023. The most fires recorded in a year was 2018, with 2.

Weekly Fire Alerts In Estonia

In Estonia the peak fire season typically occurs in January. There were 1 VIIRS fire alerts reported between 11 Jun 2023 and 11 Jun 2023 considering high confidence alerts only.

Historical Fire Alerts In Estonia Compared to Other Areas

Between 11 Jun 2023 and 11 Jun 2023 Estonia experienced a total of 7 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).

Temperature Trends in Estonia
Precipitation Trends in Estonia
Air Quality Trends in Estonia
Air Quality vs Tree Cover Loss Trends

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