What is area of permanent meadows and pastures in Azerbaijan?

Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Azerbaijan was 2.41 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Azerbaijan?

The highest recorded value was 2.69 million hectares in 2005.

What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Azerbaijan?

The lowest recorded value was 2.41 million hectares in 2023.

How does Azerbaijan rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures?

Azerbaijan ranks 80th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.

Is area of permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Azerbaijan?

Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

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 Area of permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Azerbaijan

Name: Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Azerbaijan
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Azerbaijan: Area of permanent meadows and pastures was 2.41 million hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

2.41 million hectares

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

80th

of 208 countries

All-time high

2.69 million hectares

in 2005

All-time low

2.41 million hectares

in 2023

Years of data

1992–2023

Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Azerbaijan, 1992–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for area of permanent meadows and pastures in Azerbaijan is 2.41 million hectares, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is down 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures in Azerbaijan peaked at 2.69 million hectares in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.41 million hectares, in 2023.

That places Azerbaijan 80th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	2.50 million hectares	2.43 million hectares	2.63 million hectares	8
2000s	2.68 million hectares	2.66 million hectares	2.69 million hectares	10
2010s	2.56 million hectares	2.42 million hectares	2.66 million hectares	10
2020s	2.42 million hectares	2.41 million hectares	2.42 million hectares	4

Countries ranked near Azerbaijan

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More reference data data for Azerbaijan

Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.11 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2,945 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.94 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4434 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 5,373 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 212.04 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 7.57 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 191.89 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1605 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0139 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is area of permanent meadows and pastures in Azerbaijan?: Area of permanent meadows and pastures in Azerbaijan was 2.41 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Azerbaijan?: The highest recorded value was 2.69 million hectares in 2005.
What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Azerbaijan?: The lowest recorded value was 2.41 million hectares in 2023.
How does Azerbaijan rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures?: Azerbaijan ranks 80th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is area of permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Azerbaijan?: Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 Area of permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Area of permanent meadows and pastures
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

This is the land used for livestock grazing. The total land use for livestock farming is higher as it additionally requires cropland used to grow animal feed.