Arable land in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Arable land was 0.206 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Azerbaijan, 1992–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Azerbaijan stood at 0.206 hectares per person.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Azerbaijan peaked at 0.2309 hectares per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.2008 hectares per person, in 2015.
Azerbaijan ranks 58th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2285 hectares per person | 0.2246 hectares per person | 0.2309 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.2197 hectares per person | 0.2094 hectares per person | 0.2268 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2063 hectares per person | 0.2008 hectares per person | 0.2126 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2062 hectares per person | 0.206 hectares per person | 0.2065 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More agriculture & rural data for Azerbaijan
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 41.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 4.24 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 964,494 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,427 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 3.31 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Azerbaijan?
- Arable land in Azerbaijan was 0.206 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2309 hectares per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2008 hectares per person in 2015.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for arable land?
- Azerbaijan ranks 58th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) 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. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.