Forest land — Share in Land area in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: Forest land — Share in Land area was 14.56 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
14.56 %
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
160th
of 231 countries
All-time high
14.56 %
in 2024
All-time low
11.45 %
in 1992
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Forest land — Share in Land area in Azerbaijan, 1992–2024

0510151992200820241992: 11.4 %1993: 11.5 %1994: 11.6 %1995: 11.6 %1996: 11.7 %1997: 11.7 %1998: 11.8 %1999: 11.9 %2000: 11.9 %2001: 12 %2002: 12.1 %2003: 12.1 %2004: 12.2 %2005: 12.2 %2006: 12.3 %2007: 12.3 %2008: 12.4 %2009: 12.4 %2010: 12.5 %2011: 12.6 %2012: 12.7 %2013: 12.8 %2014: 12.9 %2015: 13 %2016: 13.2 %2017: 13.4 %2018: 13.7 %2019: 13.8 %2020: 14.1 %2021: 14.2 %2022: 14.3 %2023: 14.4 %2024: 14.6 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Azerbaijan is 14.56 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Azerbaijan peaked at 14.56 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.45 %, in 1992.

Azerbaijan ranks 160th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.65 % 11.45 % 11.89 % 8
2000s 12.2 % 11.95 % 12.44 % 10
2010s 13.08 % 12.49 % 13.85 % 10
2020s 14.3 % 14.05 % 14.56 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — share in land area in Azerbaijan?
Forest land — share in land area in Azerbaijan was 14.56 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Azerbaijan?
The highest recorded value was 14.56 % in 2024.
What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Azerbaijan?
The lowest recorded value was 11.45 % in 1992.
How does Azerbaijan rank for forest land — share in land area?
Azerbaijan ranks 160th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest land — share in 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 — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.