Carbon Sinks In Estonia
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Carbon sinks in Estonia
Facts about Estonia
The total area of Estonia is 45,227 km2, including 43,200 km2 of land area. More than a half of the land area is forest land, one-third is agricultural land, and one-fifth is covered by mires and bogs. The population of Estonia was 1.361 million as of 1 January 2002.
The climate ranges from maritime to continental: coastal areas and islands have maritime, and Southeast Estonia has continental climate. Sun shines 1600–1870 hours a year. The sum of effective temperatures (over 5°C) is up to 1350°C in north Estonia and up to 1500°C in south Estonia and the west Estonian islands. The average vegetation period lasts for 183 days; 189 days on the coast and 174 days on the Pandivere highland. The average air humidity is 80%. The average precipitation is 650 mm; 500 mm in east Estonia and 700 mm in Southeast Estonia.
Agricultural land in agricultural holdings by size class of agricultural land, 2001 Total Number of agricultural holdings Total Natural person Legal person and state Agricultural land, ha Total Natural person Legal person and state
0>-<1 ha
0 ha
1-<2 ha 2-<5 ha
5-<10 ha
10-<20 ha
20-<30 ha
30-<50 50-<100 >=100 ha ha ha
68987 67984
118 75
13450 13368
14065 14004
16545 16473
10818 10769
7759 7684
2534 2505
1705 1653
973 910
1020 543
1003
43
82
61
72
49
75
29
52
63
477
875799 548130
0 0
4694 4659
19631 19553
52658 52431
76356 107814 76014 106703
60999 60284
64752 62745
66346 422549 61976 103765
327669
0
36
78
227
715
2007
4369 318783
342
1112
As of February 2003, 3,16 million ha, i.e. 73.1% of Estonian land area had been entered in the land cadastre.
Agricultural land use
According to the Statistical Office and the agricultural census of 2001, the end of 2001 ha of agricultural land of the total 1.33 mln ha of cultivated area had abandoned an area of 441,977. The soil quality rating is below 35 points in 376,750 ha. According to the SFI analysis, up to 150,000 ha of land is suitable for afforestation.
Changes in agricultural land use in 1993–2001 Land use total from year19 93 to 2001 72,2 66,1 58,2 55,1 44,8
- 98,7 % - 72,2 % - 66,1 % - 58,2 % - 55,1 %
(3) (2) (4) (2) (4)
0,26 0,38
0,32 0,19
0,17
0,38
0,3 0,37
Change in land use 47
0,56 0,4
0,28 0,34
0,17
arable in 93 arable in 01 grassland 93 grassland 01
Numbers show % of agricultural land from total area of county
0,34
0,38
t re es
O th er
de r al
G re
y
pe n As
C
om
m on
al de
r
h Bi rc
uc e Sp r
Pi ne
500000 450000 400000 350000 300000 250000 200000 150000 100000 50000 0 To ta l
Thousand tons
Forest biomass and carbon storage
Biomass
Carbon storage in forest biomass
Sources of CO2 emissions/removals, Gg
Total CO2 emissions by sector in 1990 and 1999 Source: Ministry of Environment and Institute of Ecology
Facts about Estonia
The total area of Estonia is 45,227 km2, including 43,200 km2 of land area. More than a half of the land area is forest land, one-third is agricultural land, and one-fifth is covered by mires and bogs. The population of Estonia was 1.361 million as of 1 January 2002.
The climate ranges from maritime to continental: coastal areas and islands have maritime, and Southeast Estonia has continental climate. Sun shines 1600–1870 hours a year. The sum of effective temperatures (over 5°C) is up to 1350°C in north Estonia and up to 1500°C in south Estonia and the west Estonian islands. The average vegetation period lasts for 183 days; 189 days on the coast and 174 days on the Pandivere highland. The average air humidity is 80%. The average precipitation is 650 mm; 500 mm in east Estonia and 700 mm in Southeast Estonia.
Agricultural land in agricultural holdings by size class of agricultural land, 2001 Total Number of agricultural holdings Total Natural person Legal person and state Agricultural land, ha Total Natural person Legal person and state
0>-<1 ha
0 ha
1-<2 ha 2-<5 ha
5-<10 ha
10-<20 ha
20-<30 ha
30-<50 50-<100 >=100 ha ha ha
68987 67984
118 75
13450 13368
14065 14004
16545 16473
10818 10769
7759 7684
2534 2505
1705 1653
973 910
1020 543
1003
43
82
61
72
49
75
29
52
63
477
875799 548130
0 0
4694 4659
19631 19553
52658 52431
76356 107814 76014 106703
60999 60284
64752 62745
66346 422549 61976 103765
327669
0
36
78
227
715
2007
4369 318783
342
1112
As of February 2003, 3,16 million ha, i.e. 73.1% of Estonian land area had been entered in the land cadastre.
Agricultural land use
According to the Statistical Office and the agricultural census of 2001, the end of 2001 ha of agricultural land of the total 1.33 mln ha of cultivated area had abandoned an area of 441,977. The soil quality rating is below 35 points in 376,750 ha. According to the SFI analysis, up to 150,000 ha of land is suitable for afforestation.
Changes in agricultural land use in 1993–2001 Land use total from year19 93 to 2001 72,2 66,1 58,2 55,1 44,8
- 98,7 % - 72,2 % - 66,1 % - 58,2 % - 55,1 %
(3) (2) (4) (2) (4)
0,26 0,38
0,32 0,19
0,17
0,38
0,3 0,37
Change in land use 47
0,56 0,4
0,28 0,34
0,17
arable in 93 arable in 01 grassland 93 grassland 01
Numbers show % of agricultural land from total area of county
0,34
0,38
t re es
O th er
de r al
G re
y
pe n As
C
om
m on
al de
r
h Bi rc
uc e Sp r
Pi ne
500000 450000 400000 350000 300000 250000 200000 150000 100000 50000 0 To ta l
Thousand tons
Forest biomass and carbon storage
Biomass
Carbon storage in forest biomass
Sources of CO2 emissions/removals, Gg
Total CO2 emissions by sector in 1990 and 1999 Source: Ministry of Environment and Institute of Ecology
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