Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals was 92.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Azerbaijan, 1992–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
In 2022, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Azerbaijan stood at 92.2%.
That represents a change of up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Azerbaijan peaked at 92.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 56.4%, in 1999.
That places Azerbaijan 17th out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 67.5% | — |
| 1993 | 70.1% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 75.0% | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 75.5% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 74.8% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 73.9% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 64.9% | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 56.4% | -13.1% |
| 2000 | 90.0% | +59.5% |
| 2001 | 90.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 88.2% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 86.8% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 87.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 88.5% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 88.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 89.9% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 90.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 92.5% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 92.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 91.1% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 90.6% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 90.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 89.9% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 91.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 91.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 92.1% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 92.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 92.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 91.8% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 92.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 92.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.8% | 56.4% | 75.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 89.3% | 86.8% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 89.9% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.1% | 91.8% | 92.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 14 Pakistan 94.0% compare
- 15 Turkmenistan 92.7% compare
- 16 Kyrgyzstan 92.7% compare
- 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 92.2% compare
- 19 Uzbekistan 92.1% compare
- 20 Ethiopia 91.8% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Azerbaijan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0593 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 439.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2794 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4136 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Azerbaijan?
- Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Azerbaijan was 92.2% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.4% in 1999.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Azerbaijan ranks 17th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry and domestic purposes). Agricultural water is defined as the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes.