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

Latest (2024)
2.65 million tonnes
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
83rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
9.68 million tonnes
in 2016
All-time low
-241,055 tonnes
in 1989
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Azerbaijan, 1850–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Azerbaijan

  1. 80 Guyana 3.48 million tonnes compare
  2. 81 Latvia 2.95 million tonnes compare
  3. 82 Egypt 2.80 million tonnes compare
  4. 84 Algeria 2.54 million tonnes compare
  5. 85 Rwanda 2.29 million tonnes compare
  6. 86 Iraq 2.27 million tonnes compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.