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Forest cover — Azerbaijan

Forest cover in Azerbaijan in 2023 — 14.11%. Ranked 146 in the world out of 213. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 2.66 pp.

2023 14.11% +0.14 pp vs 2022
World rank 146of 213
Period maximum 14.11%2023
Period minimum 11.45%1992

Trend over time

1992–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Azerbaijan, 1992–202311121314151992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 11.45%1993: 11.51%1994: 11.56%1995: 11.61%1996: 11.66%1997: 11.71%1998: 11.78%1999: 11.89%2000: 11.95%2001: 12.01%2002: 12.06%2003: 12.11%2004: 12.16%2005: 12.22%2006: 12.28%2007: 12.33%2008: 12.39%2009: 12.44%2010: 12.49%2011: 12.6%2012: 12.71%2013: 12.82%2014: 12.93%2015: 13.04%2016: 13.15%2017: 13.27%2018: 13.41%2019: 13.55%2020: 13.69%2021: 13.83%2022: 13.97%2023: 14.11%
Change over the period: +2.66 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan 14.11%
World 31.1%
Europe & Central Asia 38.59%
Western Asia computed 6.42%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 30.65%
Forest cover — Azerbaijan, by year Azerbaijan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 14.11 +0.14 pp
2022 13.97 +0.14 pp
2021 13.83 +0.14 pp
2020 13.69 +0.14 pp
2019 13.55 +0.14 pp
2018 13.41 +0.14 pp
2017 13.27 +0.12 pp
2016 13.15 +0.11 pp
2015 13.04 +0.11 pp
2014 12.93 +0.11 pp
2013 12.82 +0.11 pp
2012 12.71 +0.11 pp
2011 12.6 +0.11 pp
2010 12.49 +0.05 pp
2009 12.44 +0.06 pp
2008 12.39 +0.06 pp
2007 12.33 +0.06 pp
2006 12.28 +0.06 pp
2005 12.22 +0.06 pp
2004 12.16 +0.05 pp
2003 12.11 +0.05 pp
2002 12.06 +0.05 pp
2001 12.01 +0.05 pp
2000 11.95 +0.07 pp
1999 11.89 +0.11 pp
1998 11.78 +0.07 pp
1997 11.71 +0.05 pp
1996 11.66 +0.05 pp
1995 11.61 +0.05 pp
1994 11.56 +0.05 pp
1993 11.51 +0.05 pp
1992 11.45 —

Western Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GE Georgia 40.62 TR Türkiye 29.48 CY Cyprus 18.67 LB Lebanon 14.19 AZ Azerbaijan 14.11 AM Armenia 11.62 IL Israel 6.47 AE United Arab Emirates 4.47 SY Syria 2.84 IQ Iraq 1.9 PS Palestine 1.68 JO Jordan 1.1 YE Yemen 1.04 BH Bahrain 0.95 SA Saudi Arabia 0.45 KW Kuwait 0.35 OM Oman 0.01 QA Qatar 0
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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