In 2021, forest area as a share of land area for Azerbaijan was 13.8 %. Between 2002 and 2021, forest area as a share of land area of Azerbaijan grew substantially from 12.1 to 13.8 % rising at an increasing annual rate that reached a maximum of 1.06% in 2018 and then decreased to 1.01% in 2021.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.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.
| Date | Value | Change, % |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13.8 | 1.01% |
| 2020 | 13.7 | 1.04% |
| 2019 | 13.6 | 1.04% |
| 2018 | 13.4 | 1.06% |
| 2017 | 13.3 | 0.90% |
| 2016 | 13.2 | 0.88% |
| 2015 | 13.0 | 0.85% |
| 2014 | 12.9 | 0.85% |
| 2013 | 12.8 | 0.86% |
| 2012 | 12.7 | 0.87% |
| 2011 | 12.6 | 0.88% |
| 2010 | 12.5 |