Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? was 1.67 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Azerbaijan, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Azerbaijan stood at 1.67 million tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Azerbaijan peaked at 1.89 million tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 233,000 tonnes, in 1995.
Azerbaijan ranks 77th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 992,000 tonnes | — |
| 1993 | 869,000 tonnes | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 658,000 tonnes | -24.3% |
| 1995 | 233,000 tonnes | -64.6% |
| 1996 | 603,000 tonnes | +158.8% |
| 1997 | 569,000 tonnes | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 664,000 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 752,000 tonnes | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 796,000 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 686,000 tonnes | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 762,000 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 921,000 tonnes | +20.9% |
| 2004 | 1.30 million tonnes | +41.4% |
| 2005 | 1.12 million tonnes | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 1.21 million tonnes | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 1.58 million tonnes | +30.4% |
| 2008 | 1.64 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.15 million tonnes | -29.7% |
| 2010 | 1.65 million tonnes | +43.4% |
| 2011 | 1.75 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 1.68 million tonnes | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 1.87 million tonnes | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 1.64 million tonnes | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 1.77 million tonnes | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 1.87 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 1.62 million tonnes | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 1.35 million tonnes | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 1.89 million tonnes | +39.7% |
| 2020 | 1.71 million tonnes | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 1.43 million tonnes | -16.0% |
| 2022 | 1.67 million tonnes | +16.5% |
| 2023 | 1.67 million tonnes | -0.2% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 1.67 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 861,000 tonnes, 1.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 1.67 million tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.48 million tonnes, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Azerbaijan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +158.8% | 233,000 tonnes | 603,000 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 667,500 tonnes | 233,000 tonnes | 992,000 tonnes | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.12 million tonnes | 686,000 tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.71 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | 1.89 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 million tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | 1.71 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 74 Costa Rica 1.76 million tonnes compare
- 75 Czechia 1.76 million tonnes compare
- 76 Burkina Faso 1.68 million tonnes compare
- 78 Denmark 1.64 million tonnes compare
- 79 Switzerland 1.62 million tonnes compare
- 80 Ethiopia 1.59 million tonnes 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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Azerbaijan?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Azerbaijan was 1.67 million tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 million tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 233,000 tonnes in 1995.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Azerbaijan ranks 77th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.