Azerbaijan vs China: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Azerbaijan
0.9%
in 2025
China
0.7%
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
12th
China rank
15th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Azerbaijan
- China
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 0.9% against 0.7% in China, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was China ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 12th and China ranks 15th of 228 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 1.2% | 0.8% | China |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 1.2% | 0.8% | China |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, Azerbaijan or China?
- Azerbaijan, at 0.9% against 0.7% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Azerbaijan and China?
- 0.2%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and China?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and China rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Azerbaijan ranks 12th and China ranks 15th of 228 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.