Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 2.65 million tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Azerbaijan, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Azerbaijan stood at 2.65 million tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Azerbaijan peaked at 9.68 million tonnes in 2016 and was at its lowest, -241,055 tonnes, in 1989.
Azerbaijan ranks 83rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.90 million tonnes | 3.88 million tonnes | 3.96 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 4.03 million tonnes | 4.00 million tonnes | 4.04 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 4.07 million tonnes | 4.03 million tonnes | 4.13 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 4.31 million tonnes | 4.21 million tonnes | 4.40 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 4.28 million tonnes | 4.26 million tonnes | 4.32 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.32 million tonnes | 4.30 million tonnes | 4.34 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.99 million tonnes | 3.89 million tonnes | 4.17 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.62 million tonnes | 3.54 million tonnes | 3.75 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.59 million tonnes | 3.56 million tonnes | 3.60 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.34 million tonnes | 1.75 million tonnes | 3.11 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 7.50 million tonnes | 3.67 million tonnes | 9.21 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.02 million tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | 6.37 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.15 million tonnes | 466,207 tonnes | 1.81 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 659,964 tonnes | -241,055 tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.51 million tonnes | 286,415 tonnes | 4.79 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.19 million tonnes | 1.61 million tonnes | 2.47 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.48 million tonnes | 2.22 million tonnes | 9.68 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.87 million tonnes | 2.65 million tonnes | 3.29 million tonnes | 5 |
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More climate change data for Azerbaijan
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 10.25 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Urban population 6.01 million (2025)
- Urban population 58.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.85 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.64 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.85 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.85 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Azerbaijan?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Azerbaijan was 2.65 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.68 million tonnes in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was -241,055 tonnes in 1989.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Azerbaijan ranks 83rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.