Afghanistan vs Azerbaijan: Forest area
Afghanistan
1.21 million hectares
in 2025
Azerbaijan
1.21 million hectares
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
123rd
Azerbaijan rank
122nd
Forest area over time
- Afghanistan
- Azerbaijan
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 1.21 million hectares against 1.21 million hectares in Afghanistan, a difference of 4,220 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 123rd and Azerbaijan ranks 122nd of 235 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Azerbaijan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.21 million hectares | 963,856 hectares | 245,584 hectares | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 1.21 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | 201,848 hectares | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 1.21 million hectares | 1.08 million hectares | 128,510 hectares | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 1.21 million hectares | 1.19 million hectares | 22,015 hectares | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Afghanistan or Azerbaijan?
- Azerbaijan, at 1.21 million hectares against 1.21 million hectares in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Afghanistan and Azerbaijan?
- 4,220 hectares, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Azerbaijan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Azerbaijan rank globally for forest area?
- Afghanistan ranks 123rd and Azerbaijan ranks 122nd of 235 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.