What is land use over the long-term in Azerbaijan?

Land use over the long-term in Azerbaijan was 2.41 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Azerbaijan?

The highest recorded value was 3.51 million hectares in 1920.

What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Azerbaijan?

The lowest recorded value was 802,932 hectares in 1000.

How does Azerbaijan rank for land use over the long-term?

Azerbaijan ranks 80th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Azerbaijan?

Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use over the long-term in Azerbaijan

Name: Land use over the long-term in Azerbaijan
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Azerbaijan: Land use over the long-term was 2.41 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

2.41 million hectares

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

80th

of 202 countries

All-time high

3.51 million hectares

in 1920

All-time low

802,932 hectares

in 1000

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Land use over the long-term in Azerbaijan, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Azerbaijan recorded 2.41 million hectares for land use over the long-term in 2025.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Azerbaijan peaked at 3.51 million hectares in 1920 and was at its lowest, 802,932 hectares, in 1000.

That places Azerbaijan 80th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	802,932 hectares	802,932 hectares	802,932 hectares	1
1100s	1.16 million hectares	1.16 million hectares	1.16 million hectares	1
1200s	1.49 million hectares	1.49 million hectares	1.49 million hectares	1
1300s	1.77 million hectares	1.77 million hectares	1.77 million hectares	1
1400s	1.34 million hectares	1.34 million hectares	1.34 million hectares	1
1500s	1.57 million hectares	1.57 million hectares	1.57 million hectares	1
1600s	1.74 million hectares	1.74 million hectares	1.74 million hectares	1
1700s	1.82 million hectares	1.82 million hectares	1.82 million hectares	1
1710s	1.18 million hectares	1.18 million hectares	1.18 million hectares	1
1720s	1.27 million hectares	1.27 million hectares	1.27 million hectares	1
1730s	1.35 million hectares	1.35 million hectares	1.35 million hectares	1
1740s	1.44 million hectares	1.44 million hectares	1.44 million hectares	1
1750s	1.54 million hectares	1.54 million hectares	1.54 million hectares	1
1760s	1.64 million hectares	1.64 million hectares	1.64 million hectares	1
1770s	1.75 million hectares	1.75 million hectares	1.75 million hectares	1
1780s	1.86 million hectares	1.86 million hectares	1.86 million hectares	1
1790s	1.98 million hectares	1.98 million hectares	1.98 million hectares	1
1800s	2.10 million hectares	2.10 million hectares	2.10 million hectares	1
1810s	2.23 million hectares	2.23 million hectares	2.23 million hectares	1
1820s	2.36 million hectares	2.36 million hectares	2.36 million hectares	1
1830s	2.50 million hectares	2.50 million hectares	2.50 million hectares	1
1840s	2.63 million hectares	2.63 million hectares	2.63 million hectares	1
1850s	2.77 million hectares	2.77 million hectares	2.77 million hectares	1
1860s	2.91 million hectares	2.91 million hectares	2.91 million hectares	1
1870s	3.05 million hectares	3.05 million hectares	3.05 million hectares	1
1880s	3.18 million hectares	3.18 million hectares	3.18 million hectares	1
1890s	3.30 million hectares	3.30 million hectares	3.30 million hectares	1
1900s	3.40 million hectares	3.40 million hectares	3.40 million hectares	1
1910s	3.48 million hectares	3.48 million hectares	3.48 million hectares	1
1920s	3.51 million hectares	3.51 million hectares	3.51 million hectares	1
1930s	3.47 million hectares	3.47 million hectares	3.47 million hectares	1
1940s	3.33 million hectares	3.33 million hectares	3.33 million hectares	1
1950s	2.79 million hectares	2.45 million hectares	2.96 million hectares	10
1960s	2.29 million hectares	2.25 million hectares	2.34 million hectares	10
1970s	2.37 million hectares	2.34 million hectares	2.39 million hectares	10
1980s	2.42 million hectares	2.40 million hectares	2.44 million hectares	10
1990s	2.49 million hectares	2.43 million hectares	2.63 million hectares	10
2000s	2.68 million hectares	2.66 million hectares	2.69 million hectares	10
2010s	2.56 million hectares	2.42 million hectares	2.66 million hectares	10
2020s	2.41 million hectares	2.41 million hectares	2.42 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Azerbaijan

77 Cuba 2.92 million hectares compare
78 Tajikistan 2.82 million hectares compare
79 Poland 2.47 million hectares compare
81 Portugal 2.24 million hectares compare
82 Belarus 2.23 million hectares compare
83 Sierra Leone 2.20 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use over the long-term in Azerbaijan?: Land use over the long-term in Azerbaijan was 2.41 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Azerbaijan?: The highest recorded value was 3.51 million hectares in 1920.
What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Azerbaijan?: The lowest recorded value was 802,932 hectares in 1000.
How does Azerbaijan rank for land use over the long-term?: Azerbaijan ranks 80th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Azerbaijan?: Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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