Rice yields in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Rice yields was 5.31 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice yields in Azerbaijan, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice yields in Azerbaijan is 5.31 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.2% on the previous year and up 115.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Azerbaijan peaked at 5.31 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7292 tonnes per hectare, in 1992.
That places Azerbaijan 33rd out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Rice yields in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.7292 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1993 | 0.9461 tonnes per hectare | +29.7% |
| 1994 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | +97.7% |
| 1996 | 3.69 tonnes per hectare | +85.6% |
| 1997 | 4.61 tonnes per hectare | +24.8% |
| 1998 | 4.8 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 4.44 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 5.02 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 4.85 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 4.65 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 4.7 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 3.98 tonnes per hectare | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 3.59 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 4.24 tonnes per hectare | +18.0% |
| 2007 | 3.39 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | +44.8% |
| 2018 | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 3.13 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 4.65 tonnes per hectare | +35.8% |
| 2024 | 5.31 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 5.31 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.51 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 5.31 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.69 tonnes per hectare, 93% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +97.7% | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.99 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | 0.7292 tonnes per hectare | 4.8 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.97 tonnes per hectare | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | 5.02 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.96 tonnes per hectare | 3.13 tonnes per hectare | 5.31 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 rice yields in Azerbaijan?
- Rice yields in Azerbaijan was 5.31 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rice yields recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.31 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7292 tonnes per hectare in 1992.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for rice yields?
- Azerbaijan ranks 33rd out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.