Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was 0.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Azerbaijan, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 0.9% for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Azerbaijan peaked at 1.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
Azerbaijan ranks 11th of 227 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 8 Uzbekistan 1.1% compare
- 10 Uruguay 0.9% compare
- 12 Wallis and Futuna 0.8% compare
- 13 United States Virgin Islands 0.7% compare
- 14 China 0.7% compare
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 annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Azerbaijan?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Azerbaijan was 0.9% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Azerbaijan ranks 11th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.