Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 34.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Azerbaijan, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Azerbaijan is 34.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Azerbaijan peaked at 34.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1990.
That places Azerbaijan 43rd out of 168 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.5% | — |
| 2000 | 34.4% | +430.4% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.4% | 34.4% | 34.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 34.4% | 34.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 34.4% | 34.4% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Azerbaijan?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Azerbaijan was 34.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1990.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Azerbaijan ranks 43rd out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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