Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Share of land area used for arable agriculture was 25.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Azerbaijan, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
In 2023, share of land area used for arable agriculture in Azerbaijan stood at 25.3%.
That represents a change of up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for arable agriculture in Azerbaijan peaked at 25.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 1992.
Azerbaijan ranks 39th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 20.5% | — |
| 1993 | 20.6% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 20.7% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 20.7% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 21.4% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 21.6% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 21.8% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 22.1% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 22.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 22.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 22.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 22.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 22.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 23.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 25.2% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 25.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 25.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.2% | 20.5% | 22.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 22.1% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 22.8% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 25.2% | 25.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area used for arable agriculture in Azerbaijan?
- Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Azerbaijan was 25.3% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 1992.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- Azerbaijan ranks 39th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for arable agriculture rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow.