Green economy
The green economy seeks a balance between human needs and the conservation of natural resources. More energy and material-efficient production, protecting the environment, manufacturing products with higher value-added as well as eco-design should ensure that human activities are more compatible with the nature's cycles and not a burden on nature.
Green economy statistics provide an overview of the environmental goods and services sector’s
- output;
- exports;
- employment;
- value added;
- share in total economy.
Based on statistics, the state can decide how to manage resources sustainably.
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Output, million euros | 2,112 | 2,332 | 2,493 | 2,653 | 2,891 | 3,042 | 3,280 | 4,149 | 5,040 |
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value added, million euros | 796 | 907 | 979 | 1,079 | 1,154 | 1,160 | 1,220 | 1,522 | 1,795 |
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment, full time equivalent | 26,461 | 28,611 | 27,966 | 27,524 | 27,519 | 28,259 | 31,987 | 33,522 | 36,357 |
Share of environmental goods and services sector in GDP up by a quarter in eight years
According to Statistics Estonia, the output of the environmental goods and services sector amounted to €5 billion in 2022. The output of goods and services in the energy efficiency and renewable energy sector accounted for nearly two thirds of this, or €3.1 billion. The share of value added of the environmental goods and services sector in gross domestic product (GDP) has increased by a quarter, or one percentage point, compared with 2014.