Afghanistan vs Azerbaijan: Forest area (sq. km)
Afghanistan
12,094 sq. km
in 2025
Azerbaijan
12,137 sq. km
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
122nd
Azerbaijan rank
121st
Forest area (sq. km) over time
- Afghanistan
- Azerbaijan
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 12,137 sq. km against 12,094 sq. km in Afghanistan, a difference of 43 sq. km.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 122nd and Azerbaijan ranks 121st of 214 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Azerbaijan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,094 sq. km | 9,681 sq. km | 2,413 sq. km | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 12,094 sq. km | 10,076 sq. km | 2,018 sq. km | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 12,094 sq. km | 10,809 sq. km | 1,285 sq. km | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 12,094 sq. km | 11,874 sq. km | 220.15 sq. km | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Afghanistan or Azerbaijan?
- Azerbaijan, at 12,137 sq. km against 12,094 sq. km in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Afghanistan and Azerbaijan?
- 43 sq. km, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Azerbaijan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Azerbaijan rank globally for forest area?
- Afghanistan ranks 122nd and Azerbaijan ranks 121st of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.