Cropland — Share in Land area in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Cropland — Share in Land area was 28.65 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Azerbaijan, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in land area in Azerbaijan stood at 28.65 %. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Azerbaijan peaked at 28.65 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.21 %, in 1992.
That places Azerbaijan 62nd out of 252 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 24.21 % | — |
| 1993 | 24.35 % | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 24.42 % | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 24.46 % | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 24.61 % | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 24.78 % | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 24.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 24.93 % | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 24.97 % | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 24.97 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24.97 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24.96 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 24.98 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 24.96 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 25.16 % | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 25.27 % | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 25.43 % | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 25.55 % | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 25.56 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25.74 % | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 26.08 % | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 26.13 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 26.31 % | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 27.1 % | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 28.32 % | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 28.47 % | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 28.51 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 28.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 28.59 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 28.62 % | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 28.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 28.65 % | +0.1% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 28.65 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.44 %, 1.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 28.65 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.45 %, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.57 % | 24.21 % | 24.93 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 25.07 % | 24.96 % | 25.43 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.78 % | 25.55 % | 28.51 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.6 % | 28.52 % | 28.65 % | 5 |
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 cropland — share in land area in Azerbaijan?
- Cropland — share in land area in Azerbaijan was 28.65 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 28.65 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.21 % in 1992.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Azerbaijan ranks 62nd out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.