Share of land area that is protected in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Share of land area that is protected was 22.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Azerbaijan, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
In 2025, share of land area that is protected in Azerbaijan stood at 22.1%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 116.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Azerbaijan peaked at 22.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2014.
Azerbaijan ranks 75th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11.8% | — |
| 2014 | 10.2% | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.1% | +116.7% |
| 2025 | 22.1% | +0.0% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 22.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.6%, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 22.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.1%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.4% | 10.2% | 11.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 10.2% | 22.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More reference data data for Azerbaijan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1322 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4434 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1605 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5787 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area that is protected in Azerbaijan?
- Share of land area that is protected in Azerbaijan was 22.1% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2014.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Azerbaijan ranks 75th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.