Forest land — Area in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Forest land — Area was 1,214 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Azerbaijan, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Azerbaijan is 1,214 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Azerbaijan peaked at 1,214 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 953.24 1000 ha, in 1992.
That places Azerbaijan 135th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 953.24 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 957.48 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 961.73 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 965.98 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 970.23 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 974.48 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 978.72 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 982.97 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 987.22 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 991.75 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 996.27 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,001 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1,005 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1,010 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,014 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,019 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,023 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,028 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,032 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,042 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1,051 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1,060 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1,069 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1,078 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1,095 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1,111 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1,128 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1,145 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1,161 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1,172 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1,182 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1,193 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1,203 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 1,214 1000 ha | +0.9% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 1,214 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,330 1000 ha, 52% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 1,214 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,216 1000 ha, 55% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 968.1 1000 ha | 953.24 1000 ha | 982.97 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 1,008 1000 ha | 987.22 1000 ha | 1,028 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,081 1000 ha | 1,032 1000 ha | 1,145 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,187 1000 ha | 1,161 1000 ha | 1,214 1000 ha | 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 forest land — area in Azerbaijan?
- Forest land — area in Azerbaijan was 1,214 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,214 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 953.24 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for forest land — area?
- Azerbaijan ranks 135th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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 Forest 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.