Azerbaijan - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Azerbaijan was 11,318 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11,318 in 2020 and a minimum value of 8,520 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

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

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Year Value
1990 8,520
1991 8,558
1992 9,532
1993 9,575
1994 9,617
1995 9,660
1996 9,702
1997 9,745
1998 9,787
1999 9,830
2000 9,872
2001 9,917
2002 9,963
2003 10,008
2004 10,053
2005 10,099
2006 10,144
2007 10,189
2008 10,234
2009 10,280
2010 10,325
2011 10,416
2012 10,507
2013 10,597
2014 10,688
2015 10,779
2016 10,875
2017 10,972
2018 11,087
2019 11,202
2020 11,318

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Azerbaijan was 13.69 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 13.69 in 2020, while its lowest value was 10.24 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

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

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Year Value
1990 10.24
1991 10.28
1992 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 12.60
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

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use