Estonia’s total land value climbs 33 percent in four years
Friday 30th October 2026 on 11:45 in
Estonia
Estonia’s total land value has risen by 33 percent since 2022, from 33.2 billion euros to 44.1 billion euros, according to a regular valuation by the Land and Spatial Planning Agency, ERR reported.
Harju County accounts for 57 percent of the country’s total land value, or 25.2 billion euros. Tartu County represents 11 percent, or 4.8 billion euros, and Pärnu County 7 percent, or 3 billion euros.
Land values rose fastest in municipalities around Tallinn and Tartu. Tartu municipality recorded the largest increase, with values rising by an average of 59 percent over four years. Raasiku, Lääne-Harju, Kose, Kiili and Anija municipalities in Harju County, and Kohila municipality in Rapla County, were also among the areas with the strongest growth.
The agency said some of the sharpest increases were in places where previously undeveloped land had become new residential areas. Near the former Raadi airfield in Tartu, assessed values rose more than tenfold in some cases. In Järveküla, Rae municipality, they more than doubled in some cases. Land values changed little in some other locations.
By county, values grew by more than 40 percent in Rapla, Lääne and Võru counties, while Ida-Viru County had the smallest increase, at 18 percent. Values rose for 96 percent of land parcels; they stayed the same or fell for the remaining 4 percent.
Harju County has the highest value for residential land, but the fastest growth in that category was in Võru County, at 55.9 percent, followed by Järva County at 55.6 percent and Rapla County at 55.5 percent. Ida-Viru County recorded the slowest rise, at 12.6 percent.
Agricultural land is most valuable in Järva and Tartu counties, while forest land is most valuable in Tartu and Põlva counties. Forest land values rose fastest in Rapla and Lääne counties, and increased across the country by between 46 percent in Harju County and 58.8 percent in Järva County. Forest land had the fastest growth among the land-use categories. The median price of undeveloped land doubled on average over the four years.
Residential land accounts for about half of Estonia’s total land value, at 22.2 billion euros. Commercial and industrial land represents about 18 percent, or 8.1 billion euros. The values set in 2026 will be used to calculate land tax from 2028. Valuation results are available at minu.kataster.ee.