Azerbaijan - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Azerbaijan was 47,795 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 47,795 in 2018 and a minimum value of 44,462 in 1992.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1992 44,462
1993 44,566
1994 44,860
1995 44,891
1996 45,262
1997 45,887
1998 46,821
1999 46,924
2000 47,404
2001 47,456
2002 47,449
2003 47,546
2004 47,549
2005 47,586
2006 47,560
2007 47,565
2008 47,567
2009 47,573
2010 47,668
2011 47,687
2012 47,683
2013 47,698
2014 47,697
2015 47,698
2016 47,730
2017 47,775
2018 47,795

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Azerbaijan was 57.83 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 57.83 in 2018, while its lowest value was 53.43 in 1992.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1992 53.43
1993 53.55
1994 53.91
1995 53.94
1996 54.39
1997 55.14
1998 56.35
1999 56.74
2000 57.39
2001 57.45
2002 57.43
2003 57.53
2004 57.52
2005 57.57
2006 57.55
2007 57.56
2008 57.57
2009 57.58
2010 57.67
2011 57.69
2012 57.69
2013 57.70
2014 57.70
2015 57.70
2016 57.74
2017 57.80
2018 57.83

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use