Estonia's Total Size & Land Area: rank & territory types

Estonia's land area is 16,498 sq mi, and the total size is 17,504 sq mi, with inland water included. Estonia rankes 129/197 by total surface area.

Occupies 0.03% of the land mass of all countries.
23.1% of its territory is agricultural land.
Estonia has 0.02% of the world's agricultural land area.
57.1% of its area is covered by forests.
Has 0.06% of the world's forests.

Estonia total size and land area

	Estonia	Rank
Total surface area	17,504 sq mi	129/197
Share all of all countries' surface area	0.009%	N/A
Land area	16,498 sq mi	129/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.03%	N/A
Population	1,372,341	153/197
Population density	81.2 ppl/mi²	154/197

Estonia's True Size on the Map

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Estonia's area by type

	Estonia	Rank
Forest area	9,415 sq mi	99/196
Forest area as share of land	57.1%	31/196
World's forests share	0.06%	N/A
Agricultural land	3,815 sq mi	140/194
Agricultural land share	23.1%	136/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.02%	N/A
Arable land	2,745 sq mi	118/191
Arable land share	16.6%	60/191
Permanent cropland	15.4 sq mi	164/192
Permanent cropland share	0.09%	172/192
Water area	1,006 sq mi	86/197
Water as share of total area	5.75%	26/197
Land borders length	408 mi	133/197
Coastline length	2,357 mi	29/197
Share of marine protected waters	19.3%	26/155

Estonia's size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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