Agriculture
| Since 1991, the farming sector does not manage to get out of the slump and its part of the GDP accounts only for 6%. From 1996, more than 95% of farms were privatized in Estonia, increasing their number. However, since production costs have increased quicker than selling prices and banks were reluctant to grant credits to this sector, many farmers went bankrupt over these last few years. |
Farmland surface area:
| The areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. They represent 1,143,000 hectares in Estonia. |
Livestock
Species |
Headcount |
Pigs
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281,2
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Number of tractors:
Fishing
Yield in metric tons
Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods |
Saltwater fish |
4,991Tm.
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114,962 Tm.
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Aquacultural yield in metric tons:
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