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.
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 |
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More environment data for Azerbaijan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 58.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.71 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0301 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 5.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0019 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 14.95 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0164 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0428 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.71 Mt CO2e (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.