Honey by country
Estonia
Honey, beehives and beeswax in Estonia as reported to FAO, with the whole series since 1961 and the status of every figure.
natural honey, 2024
official figure
beehives, 2024
official figure
Natural honey, thousand tonnes
Beehives, million
What the figures say
In 2024, Estonia produced 1,313 tonnes of natural honey (official figure).
Confirmed fact[1]That places it 75 of 121 countries with a FAOSTAT figure for 2024, about 0.1% of world production.
Statistical estimate[1]Compared with 2000 (334 t), production rose by 293%.
Statistical estimate[1]The highest figure in the series is 1,631 t in 2022, the lowest 115 t in 1998.
Confirmed fact[1]FAO counts 51,900 beehives in 2024 (official figure). That is 71 of 98 countries.
Confirmed fact[1]Dividing the two figures gives about 25.3 kg of honey per hive. This is a ratio of two FAOSTAT numbers, not a measured yield: hives are counted at one moment, honey over a year.
Statistical estimate[1]
Bees from our catalogue recorded in Estonia
GBIF occurrence records with coordinates. They show where a bee was found, not its full range.
- Bombus pascuorum5,974 GBIF records
- Bombus lapidarius3,560 GBIF records
- Bombus terrestris2,733 GBIF records
- Apis mellifera2,269 GBIF records
- Bombus hortorum1,690 GBIF records
- Osmia bicolor1,425 GBIF records
- Lasioglossum albipes906 GBIF records
- Osmia bicornis378 GBIF records
- Eucera longicornis337 GBIF records
- Macropis europaea229 GBIF records
- Dasypoda hirtipes227 GBIF records
- Megachile willughbiella214 GBIF records
Sources
- FAO (2026). FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products (QCL). Items Bees (1181), Natural honey (1182), Beeswax (1183), area Estonia. Bulk download, retrieved 29 October 2026. Link
Last checked: 30 October 2026.