Kanepi Facts

Area797.9 km²
Population4,013
Male Population1,969 (49.1%)
Female Population2,044 (50.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+4169.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-30.1%
Median Age47.8 years (Male: 44.8, Female: 51.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)$8,161 (2022)
Local Time
TimezoneEastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng57.98306, 26.75639
Postal Codes6310163106631076310963111More

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Kanepi Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population943,9685,7384,2754,0133,8143,607
Population Density0.1 / km²5 / km²7.2 / km²5.4 / km²5 / km²4.8 / km²4.5 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kanepi Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 30.1% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Kanepi+4169.1%+1.1%-30.1%
Põlva County
Estonia
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kanepi Median Age

Median Age: 47.8 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Kanepi47.8 yrs51.2 yrs44.8 yrs
Põlva County45.4 yrs48.6 yrs41.9 yrs
Estonia40.9 yrs44.3 yrs37.4 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Kanepi Population Density

Population Density: 5 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Kanepi4,013797.9 km²5 / km²
Põlva County26,9362,164.3 km²12.4 / km²
Estonia1.3 million45,265.4 km²28.6 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kanepi Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1910 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Kanepi Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$6,004$7,184$12,052$11,550$11,631$9,376$8,485$8,161
Total GDP$19.5M$22.2M$36.2M$32.7M$30.3M$20.6M$18.7M$17.5M
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Kanepi CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Kanepi35,500 tn8.85 tn44.5 tons/km²
Põlva County239,061 tn8.88 tn110.5 tons/km²
Estonia11,346,165 tn8.75 tn250.7 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Kanepi CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)35,500 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita8.85 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)44.5 tons/km²

Kanepi

Kanepi is a small borough (alevik) in Kanepi Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia. name Kanep means cannabis in Estonian. Treffner (1845–1912), educator, founder of the Hugo Treffner Gymnasium was born in Kanepi as a son of a family of loca..

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