Arable land use per person in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Arable land use per person was 0.206 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Azerbaijan, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Azerbaijan is 0.206 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Azerbaijan peaked at 0.2309 hectares per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.2008 hectares per person, in 2015.
Azerbaijan ranks 58th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Arable land use per person in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.2309 hectares per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.2289 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2269 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2246 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2299 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2298 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2287 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2286 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2268 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2263 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2248 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2233 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2216 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2196 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.217 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2161 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2123 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2094 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2081 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2056 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.204 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2045 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.202 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2008 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2049 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2126 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2111 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2091 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2065 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2061 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2063 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.206 hectares per person | -0.1% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 0.206 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1102 hectares per person, 1.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 0.206 hectares per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2161 hectares per person, 95% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2285 hectares per person | 0.2246 hectares per person | 0.2309 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.2197 hectares per person | 0.2094 hectares per person | 0.2268 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2063 hectares per person | 0.2008 hectares per person | 0.2126 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2062 hectares per person | 0.206 hectares per person | 0.2065 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More environment data for Azerbaijan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.689 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Azerbaijan?
- Arable land use per person in Azerbaijan was 0.206 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2309 hectares per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2008 hectares per person in 2015.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for arable land use per person?
- Azerbaijan ranks 58th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.