Cropland per person over the long-term in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Cropland per person over the long-term was 0.2288 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Cropland per person over the long-term in Azerbaijan, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 0.2288 hectares per person for cropland per person over the long-term in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long-term in Azerbaijan peaked at 0.5403 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2251 hectares per person, in 2015.
That places Azerbaijan 64th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland per person over the long-term in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.5255 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.5271 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1200 | 0.5286 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1300 | 0.5302 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1400 | 0.5317 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1500 | 0.5333 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1600 | 0.5348 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1700 | 0.5363 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1710 | 0.5365 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1720 | 0.5366 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1730 | 0.5368 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1740 | 0.5369 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1750 | 0.5371 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 0.5372 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 0.5374 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 0.5375 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 0.5377 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.5378 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.538 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.5382 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.5383 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.5385 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.5386 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.5388 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.5389 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.5391 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.5392 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.5394 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.5395 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.5397 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.5398 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.54 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.5401 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.5401 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.5401 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.5401 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.5402 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.5402 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.5402 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.5402 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.5402 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.5402 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.5403 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.5222 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1962 | 0.5056 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4851 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4669 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.452 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4348 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4231 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4124 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.4039 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3948 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3868 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3792 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3717 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3658 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3585 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3528 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3473 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3409 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3348 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3298 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3247 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3196 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3147 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3096 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.305 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3003 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2957 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2905 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2841 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2786 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2744 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2711 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2686 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2655 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2622 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2614 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2609 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2584 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2564 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2543 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2514 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2485 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2458 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.243 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2404 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2368 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2355 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2333 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2317 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2298 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2276 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2269 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2276 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2258 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2251 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2296 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2377 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2366 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2347 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2326 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2321 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2312 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2304 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2296 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2288 hectares per person | -0.3% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 0.2288 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1888 hectares per person, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 0.2288 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2266 hectares per person, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.5255 hectares per person | 0.5255 hectares per person | 0.5255 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.5271 hectares per person | 0.5271 hectares per person | 0.5271 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.5286 hectares per person | 0.5286 hectares per person | 0.5286 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.5302 hectares per person | 0.5302 hectares per person | 0.5302 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.5317 hectares per person | 0.5317 hectares per person | 0.5317 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.5333 hectares per person | 0.5333 hectares per person | 0.5333 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.5348 hectares per person | 0.5348 hectares per person | 0.5348 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.5363 hectares per person | 0.5363 hectares per person | 0.5363 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.5365 hectares per person | 0.5365 hectares per person | 0.5365 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.5366 hectares per person | 0.5366 hectares per person | 0.5366 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.5368 hectares per person | 0.5368 hectares per person | 0.5368 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.5369 hectares per person | 0.5369 hectares per person | 0.5369 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.5371 hectares per person | 0.5371 hectares per person | 0.5371 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.5372 hectares per person | 0.5372 hectares per person | 0.5372 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.5374 hectares per person | 0.5374 hectares per person | 0.5374 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.5375 hectares per person | 0.5375 hectares per person | 0.5375 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.5377 hectares per person | 0.5377 hectares per person | 0.5377 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.5378 hectares per person | 0.5378 hectares per person | 0.5378 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.538 hectares per person | 0.538 hectares per person | 0.538 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.5382 hectares per person | 0.5382 hectares per person | 0.5382 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.5383 hectares per person | 0.5383 hectares per person | 0.5383 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.5385 hectares per person | 0.5385 hectares per person | 0.5385 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.5386 hectares per person | 0.5386 hectares per person | 0.5386 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.5388 hectares per person | 0.5388 hectares per person | 0.5388 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.5389 hectares per person | 0.5389 hectares per person | 0.5389 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.5391 hectares per person | 0.5391 hectares per person | 0.5391 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.5392 hectares per person | 0.5392 hectares per person | 0.5392 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.5394 hectares per person | 0.5394 hectares per person | 0.5394 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.5395 hectares per person | 0.5395 hectares per person | 0.5395 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.5397 hectares per person | 0.5397 hectares per person | 0.5397 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.5398 hectares per person | 0.5398 hectares per person | 0.5398 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.54 hectares per person | 0.54 hectares per person | 0.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.5402 hectares per person | 0.5401 hectares per person | 0.5402 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4646 hectares per person | 0.4039 hectares per person | 0.5403 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3633 hectares per person | 0.3348 hectares per person | 0.3948 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3074 hectares per person | 0.2841 hectares per person | 0.3298 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2657 hectares per person | 0.2564 hectares per person | 0.2786 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2421 hectares per person | 0.2317 hectares per person | 0.2543 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2302 hectares per person | 0.2251 hectares per person | 0.2377 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2308 hectares per person | 0.2288 hectares per person | 0.2326 hectares per person | 6 |
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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 cropland per person over the long-term in Azerbaijan?
- Cropland per person over the long-term in Azerbaijan was 0.2288 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5403 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2251 hectares per person in 2015.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Azerbaijan ranks 64th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long-term rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.