Share of forest area within protected areas in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Share of forest area within protected areas was 34.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest area within protected areas in Azerbaijan, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of forest area within protected areas in Azerbaijan stood at 34.4%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Azerbaijan peaked at 34.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1990.
Azerbaijan ranks 50th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.5% | — |
| 2000 | 34.4% | +430.4% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 34.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.0%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 34.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.7%, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
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% | 6 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 34.4% | 34.4% | 2 |
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 share of forest area within protected areas in Azerbaijan?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Azerbaijan was 34.4% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1990.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Azerbaijan ranks 50th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).