Deforestation statistics for Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Demographic data
| Population (2022) | 10,139,177 |
| Annual population growth rate (2022) | 0.90% |
| Population density (people/sq km) | 123 |
| Net migration | 1,200 |
| Fertility rate | 2.1 |
| Median age | 32 |
| Urban population share | 56% |
Azerbaijan: Land cover and land use change data
| Land area (sq km): 82,658 |
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Tree cover (30%) Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 1,268,615 Tree cover extent as % of land area: 15.3% Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 7,469 Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 0.6% |
Azerbaijan: Annual forest and tree cover data
Azerbaijan: Tree cover loss by year
30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares|
Year: Hectares 2001: 553 2002: 1,154 2003: 1,039 2004: 585 2005: 246 2006: 525 2007: 508 2008: 472 2009: 372 2010: 550 2011: 147 2012: 598 2013: 149 2014: 328 2015: 27 2016: 25 2017: 80 2018: 75 2019: 12 2020: 23 |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Tree cover extent (2001) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absheron | 17,315 | 99 | 105 | 23 | 1 | 228 | 1.3% |
| Yukhari-Karabakh | 156,029 | 124 | 130 | 57 | 12 | 324 | 0.2% |
| Aran | 65,152 | 243 | 127 | 41 | 0 | 412 | 0.6% |
| Daglig-Shirvan | 114,085 | 416 | 155 | 38 | 56 | 665 | 0.6% |
| Ganja-Qazakh | 133,918 | 1,220 | 476 | 138 | 6 | 1,840 | 1.4% |
| Kalbajar-Lachin | 158,356 | 126 | 108 | 37 | 4 | 275 | 0.2% |
| Lankaran | 147,371 | 814 | 639 | 525 | 6 | 1,984 | 1.3% |
| Nakhchivan | 1,048 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.2% |
| Quba-Khachmaz | 179,877 | 225 | 234 | 133 | 11 | 602 | 0.3% |
| Shaki-Zaqatala | 295,459 | 310 | 451 | 257 | 119 | 1,137 | 0.4% |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Tree cover extent (2000) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaki-Zaqatala | Zaqatala | 72,538 | 36 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 84 | 0.1% |
| Absheron | Bakı | 1,755 | 59 | 84 | 17 | 0 | 161 | 9.2% |
| Absheron | Sumqayıt | 252 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4.0% |
| Absheron | Xizı | 14,974 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0.2% |
| Yukhari-Karabakh | Ağdam | 5,343 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0.6% |
| Yukhari-Karabakh | Xocavənd (Nagorno-Karabakh) | 37,091 | 38 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 71 | 0.2% |
| Yukhari-Karabakh | Cəbrayıl | 445 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.8% |
| Yukhari-Karabakh | Füzuli | 1,694 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1.0% |
| Yukhari-Karabakh | Khankendi (Nagorno-Karabakh) | 865 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2% |
| Yukhari-Karabakh | Şuşa (CIty) (Nagorno-Karabakh) | 2,074 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Yukhari-Karabakh | Şuşa (Rayon) (Nagorno-Karabakh) | 14,755 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0.1% |
| Yukhari-Karabakh | Tərtər | 432 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.4% |
| Yukhari-Karabakh | Tərtər (Nagorno-Karabakh) | 42,089 | 54 | 30 | 38 | 6 | 129 | 0.3% |
| Yukhari-Karabakh | Xocalı (Nagorno-Karabakh) | 51,242 | 10 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 0.1% |
| Aran | Əli Bayramlı | 361 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% |
| Aran | Kürdəmir | 5,316 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0.4% |
| Aran | Mingəçevir | 231 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2.2% |
| Aran | Neftçala | 2,946 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0.7% |
| Aran | Saatlı | 1,928 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.3% |
| Aran | Sabirabad | 6,958 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0.5% |
| Aran | Salyan | 4,443 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0.9% |
| Aran | Ucar | 3,074 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.4% |
| Aran | Yevlax | 3,145 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1.0% |
| Aran | Yevlax City | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Aran | Zərdab | 1,539 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1.0% |
| Aran | Ağcabədi | 3,551 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.2% |
| Aran | Ağdaş | 7,067 | 84 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 139 | 2.0% |
| Aran | Bərdə | 2,927 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0.5% |
| Aran | Beyləqan | 2,683 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.3% |
| Aran | Biləsuvar | 1,319 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1.1% |
| Aran | Göyçay | 4,903 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.1% |
| Aran | Hacıqabul | 2,728 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0.7% |
| Aran | İmişli | 10,008 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0.1% |
| Daglig-Shirvan | Ağsu | 9,388 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 0.4% |
| Daglig-Shirvan | İsmayıllı | 83,356 | 362 | 119 | 25 | 51 | 557 | 0.7% |
| Daglig-Shirvan | Qobustan | 238 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.5% |
| Daglig-Shirvan | Şamaxı | 21,103 | 31 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 65 | 0.3% |
| Ganja-Qazakh | Ağstafa | 690 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1.4% |
| Ganja-Qazakh | Tovuz | 22,955 | 222 | 57 | 23 | 1 | 303 | 1.3% |
| Ganja-Qazakh | Xanlar | 21,232 | 123 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 154 | 0.7% |
| Ganja-Qazakh | Daşkəsən | 31,285 | 110 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 177 | 0.6% |
| Ganja-Qazakh | Gədəbəy | 26,830 | 548 | 129 | 24 | 3 | 703 | 2.6% |
| Ganja-Qazakh | Gəncə | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ganja-Qazakh | Goranboy | 13,349 | 13 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 58 | 0.4% |
| Ganja-Qazakh | Naftalan | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ganja-Qazakh | Qazax | 6,271 | 20 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 0.9% |
| Ganja-Qazakh | Şəmkir | 10,338 | 164 | 134 | 55 | 1 | 354 | 3.4% |
| Ganja-Qazakh | Samux | 942 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 2.5% |
| Kalbajar-Lachin | Kəlbəcər | 52,031 | 62 | 46 | 16 | 0 | 125 | 0.2% |
| Kalbajar-Lachin | Kəlbəcər (Nagorno-Karabakh) | 49,266 | 15 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 0.1% |
| Kalbajar-Lachin | Lachin | 40,326 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 0.1% |
| Kalbajar-Lachin | Qubadli | 5,736 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0.5% |
| Kalbajar-Lachin | Zəngilan | 10,996 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 0.2% |
| Lankaran | Astara | 29,995 | 78 | 54 | 33 | 1 | 166 | 0.6% |
| Lankaran | Cəlilabad | 13,390 | 83 | 167 | 121 | 0 | 372 | 2.8% |
| Lankaran | Lənkəran | 29,885 | 335 | 258 | 195 | 1 | 788 | 2.6% |
| Lankaran | Lənkəran City | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lankaran | Lerik | 42,615 | 221 | 85 | 83 | 3 | 393 | 0.9% |
| Lankaran | Masallı | 11,966 | 33 | 46 | 66 | 1 | 145 | 1.2% |
| Lankaran | Yardımlı | 19,370 | 65 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 120 | 0.6% |
| Nakhchivan | Babək | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nakhchivan | Culfa | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nakhchivan | Naxçıvan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nakhchivan | Ordubad | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nakhchivan | Sədərək | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nakhchivan | Şərur | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nakhchivan | Şahbuz | 915 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2% |
| Quba-Khachmaz | Dəvəçi | 32,574 | 37 | 53 | 29 | 4 | 123 | 0.4% |
| Quba-Khachmaz | Quba | 76,192 | 95 | 119 | 36 | 4 | 253 | 0.3% |
| Quba-Khachmaz | Qusar | 29,474 | 24 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 64 | 0.2% |
| Quba-Khachmaz | Siyəzən | 7,754 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 0 | 70 | 0.9% |
| Quba-Khachmaz | Xaçmaz | 33,883 | 47 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 92 | 0.3% |
| Shaki-Zaqatala | Balakən | 51,984 | 93 | 52 | 13 | 1 | 159 | 0.3% |
| Shaki-Zaqatala | Oğuz | 40,537 | 82 | 240 | 99 | 41 | 462 | 1.1% |
| Shaki-Zaqatala | Qəbələ | 52,825 | 78 | 96 | 88 | 70 | 332 | 0.6% |
| Shaki-Zaqatala | Qax | 43,692 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 0.1% |
| Shaki-Zaqatala | Şəki | 33,306 | 12 | 22 | 38 | 4 | 76 | 0.2% |
| Shaki-Zaqatala | Şəki City | 578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Absheron | Abşeron | 333 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 9.9% |
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2019 forest data for Azerbaijan | Archived forest data for Azerbaijan | Forest data for Azerbaijan
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
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