Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 75.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Azerbaijan, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 75.8% for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Azerbaijan peaked at 75.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 2000.
Azerbaijan ranks 42nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.9% | — |
| 2001 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 51.0% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 56.3% | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 57.5% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 71.5% | +24.2% |
| 2007 | 71.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 74.6% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 75.8% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 75.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 75.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.4%, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 75.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 65.6%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.5% | 48.9% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.8% | 75.8% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 75.8% | 75.8% | 6 |
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Azerbaijan?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Azerbaijan was 75.8% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 2000.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Azerbaijan ranks 42nd out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).