Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 74.62 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Azerbaijan, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Azerbaijan stood at 74.62 %. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Azerbaijan peaked at 74.62 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 69 %, in 1992.
Azerbaijan ranks 188th of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 69 % | — |
| 1993 | 69 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 69 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 69 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 69 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 69 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 69 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 69 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 69 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 69.31 % | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 69.62 % | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 69.93 % | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 70.23 % | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 70.53 % | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 70.83 % | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 71.13 % | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 71.42 % | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 71.71 % | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 72 % | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 71.59 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 71.18 % | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 70.78 % | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 70.39 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 70 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 70.82 % | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 71.61 % | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 72.38 % | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 73.12 % | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 73.85 % | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 74.01 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 74.16 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 74.32 % | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 74.47 % | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 74.62 % | +0.2% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 74.62 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.27 %, 79% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 74.62 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.76 %, 100% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69 % | 69 % | 69 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 70.37 % | 69 % | 71.71 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.39 % | 70 % | 73.12 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.24 % | 73.85 % | 74.62 % | 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 naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Azerbaijan?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Azerbaijan was 74.62 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 74.62 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 69 % in 1992.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Azerbaijan ranks 188th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. 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.