Azerbaijan vs Iran: Breakdown of habitable land area
Azerbaijan
7.94 million hectares
in 2019
Iran
6.13 million hectares
in 2019
Azerbaijan rank
8th
Iran rank
9th
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Azerbaijan
- Iran
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 7.94 million hectares against 6.13 million hectares in Iran, a difference of 1.81 million hectares.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.3 times Iran's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Azerbaijan has been ahead every year.
Azerbaijan ranks 8th and Iran ranks 9th of 235 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Azerbaijan or Iran?
- Azerbaijan, at 7.94 million hectares against 6.13 million hectares in Iran as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Azerbaijan and Iran?
- 1.81 million hectares, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Iran?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Azerbaijan and Iran rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Azerbaijan ranks 8th and Iran ranks 9th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.