Water withdrawals per capita in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Water withdrawals per capita was 1,257 cubic meters per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1,257 cubic meters per person
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
8th
of 180 countries
All-time high
2,188 cubic meters per person
in 1992
All-time low
1,191 cubic meters per person
in 2002
Years of data
32
1992–2023
Water withdrawals per capita in Azerbaijan, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters per person.
Analysis
In 2023, water withdrawals per capita in Azerbaijan stood at 1,257 cubic meters per person.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water withdrawals per capita in Azerbaijan peaked at 2,188 cubic meters per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1,191 cubic meters per person, in 2002.
That places Azerbaijan 8th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Water withdrawals per capita in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | cubic meters per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2,188 cubic meters per person | — |
| 1993 | 2,178 cubic meters per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1,923 cubic meters per person | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 1,809 cubic meters per person | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 1,719 cubic meters per person | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 1,577 cubic meters per person | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 1,275 cubic meters per person | -19.1% |
| 1999 | 1,477 cubic meters per person | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 1,344 cubic meters per person | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 1,203 cubic meters per person | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 1,191 cubic meters per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1,252 cubic meters per person | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 1,316 cubic meters per person | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 1,373 cubic meters per person | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 1,394 cubic meters per person | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1,369 cubic meters per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1,289 cubic meters per person | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 1,231 cubic meters per person | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 1,199 cubic meters per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 1,220 cubic meters per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1,277 cubic meters per person | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 1,262 cubic meters per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1,204 cubic meters per person | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 1,199 cubic meters per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,204 cubic meters per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,216 cubic meters per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1,212 cubic meters per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,245 cubic meters per person | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1,199 cubic meters per person | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 1,267 cubic meters per person | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 1,260 cubic meters per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,257 cubic meters per person | -0.2% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 1,257 cubic meters per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 450.42 cubic meters per person, 2.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 1,257 cubic meters per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 419.39 cubic meters per person, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,768 cubic meters per person | 1,275 cubic meters per person | 2,188 cubic meters per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 1,296 cubic meters per person | 1,191 cubic meters per person | 1,394 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,224 cubic meters per person | 1,199 cubic meters per person | 1,277 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,246 cubic meters per person | 1,199 cubic meters per person | 1,267 cubic meters per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 5 North Macedonia 1,486 cubic meters per person compare
- 6 United States 1,294 cubic meters per person compare
- 7 Uruguay 1,284 cubic meters per person compare
- 9 Uzbekistan 1,248 cubic meters per person compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 1,198 cubic meters per person compare
- 11 Kyrgyzstan 1,083 cubic meters per person compare
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water withdrawals per capita in Azerbaijan?
- Water withdrawals per capita in Azerbaijan was 1,257 cubic meters per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest water withdrawals per capita recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,188 cubic meters per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest water withdrawals per capita recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,191 cubic meters per person in 2002.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for water withdrawals per capita?
- Azerbaijan ranks 8th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water withdrawals per capita rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Water withdrawals per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Water withdrawn each year for agriculture, industry, and municipal uses, divided by the population.