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
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.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 3.96 million tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 3.93 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1852 | 3.91 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1853 | 3.90 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1854 | 3.89 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1855 | 3.88 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1856 | 3.88 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1857 | 3.88 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 3.88 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 3.88 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 4.00 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1861 | 4.03 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1862 | 4.03 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 4.04 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1864 | 4.03 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1865 | 4.03 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1866 | 4.02 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1867 | 4.02 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1868 | 4.02 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 4.02 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 4.03 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1871 | 4.03 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1872 | 4.04 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1873 | 4.04 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1874 | 4.06 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1875 | 4.08 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1876 | 4.09 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1877 | 4.10 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1878 | 4.12 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1879 | 4.13 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1880 | 4.21 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1881 | 4.24 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1882 | 4.26 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1883 | 4.28 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1884 | 4.30 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1885 | 4.32 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1886 | 4.34 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1887 | 4.36 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1888 | 4.37 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1889 | 4.40 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1890 | 4.32 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1891 | 4.29 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1892 | 4.28 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1893 | 4.28 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1894 | 4.27 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1895 | 4.26 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1896 | 4.27 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1897 | 4.27 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1898 | 4.27 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1899 | 4.28 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1900 | 4.31 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1901 | 4.30 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1902 | 4.31 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1903 | 4.30 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1904 | 4.31 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1905 | 4.32 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1906 | 4.33 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1907 | 4.34 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1908 | 4.34 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1909 | 4.33 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1910 | 4.17 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1911 | 4.10 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1912 | 4.06 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1913 | 4.03 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1914 | 3.99 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1915 | 3.96 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1916 | 3.94 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1917 | 3.92 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1918 | 3.90 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1919 | 3.89 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1920 | 3.75 million tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1921 | 3.70 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1922 | 3.67 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1923 | 3.64 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1924 | 3.61 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1925 | 3.59 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1926 | 3.57 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1927 | 3.56 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1928 | 3.55 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1929 | 3.54 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1930 | 3.56 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1931 | 3.57 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1932 | 3.58 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1933 | 3.59 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1934 | 3.59 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 3.59 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1936 | 3.60 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1937 | 3.60 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1938 | 3.60 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 3.60 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1940 | 3.11 million tonnes | -13.5% |
| 1941 | 2.87 million tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1942 | 2.69 million tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1943 | 2.52 million tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1944 | 2.37 million tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1945 | 2.23 million tonnes | -5.9% |
| 1946 | 2.09 million tonnes | -6.0% |
| 1947 | 1.97 million tonnes | -5.8% |
| 1948 | 1.85 million tonnes | -5.8% |
| 1949 | 1.75 million tonnes | -5.6% |
| 1950 | 3.67 million tonnes | +109.9% |
| 1951 | 4.91 million tonnes | +33.5% |
| 1952 | 6.42 million tonnes | +30.8% |
| 1953 | 7.63 million tonnes | +19.0% |
| 1954 | 7.91 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1955 | 8.28 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1956 | 8.63 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1957 | 9.13 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1958 | 9.21 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 9.16 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 6.37 million tonnes | -30.5% |
| 1961 | 5.53 million tonnes | -13.2% |
| 1962 | 3.81 million tonnes | -31.2% |
| 1963 | 2.93 million tonnes | -23.0% |
| 1964 | 2.98 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 1.68 million tonnes | -43.6% |
| 1966 | 1.93 million tonnes | +14.6% |
| 1967 | 1.62 million tonnes | -16.1% |
| 1968 | 2.11 million tonnes | +30.6% |
| 1969 | 1.28 million tonnes | -39.4% |
| 1970 | 1.31 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 1.66 million tonnes | +26.9% |
| 1972 | 1.81 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 1.69 million tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 931,828 tonnes | -44.9% |
| 1975 | 1.34 million tonnes | +43.3% |
| 1976 | 1.20 million tonnes | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 511,128 tonnes | -57.3% |
| 1978 | 536,959 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 466,207 tonnes | -13.2% |
| 1980 | 606,722 tonnes | +30.1% |
| 1981 | 1.20 million tonnes | +98.6% |
| 1982 | 1.01 million tonnes | -16.1% |
| 1983 | 704,404 tonnes | -30.3% |
| 1984 | 1.04 million tonnes | +47.5% |
| 1985 | 936,812 tonnes | -9.9% |
| 1986 | 642,299 tonnes | -31.4% |
| 1987 | 632,773 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 62,691 tonnes | -90.1% |
| 1989 | -241,055 tonnes | -484.5% |
| 1990 | 286,415 tonnes | -218.8% |
| 1991 | 830,409 tonnes | +189.9% |
| 1992 | 1.33 million tonnes | +59.6% |
| 1993 | 1.82 million tonnes | +37.5% |
| 1994 | 2.55 million tonnes | +39.7% |
| 1995 | 3.11 million tonnes | +22.3% |
| 1996 | 4.43 million tonnes | +42.2% |
| 1997 | 4.79 million tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 2.77 million tonnes | -42.2% |
| 1999 | 3.21 million tonnes | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 2.47 million tonnes | -23.0% |
| 2001 | 2.10 million tonnes | -14.9% |
| 2002 | 2.15 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.61 million tonnes | -25.3% |
| 2004 | 2.26 million tonnes | +40.3% |
| 2005 | 2.08 million tonnes | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 2.23 million tonnes | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 2.18 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.39 million tonnes | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 2.44 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 2.22 million tonnes | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 2.58 million tonnes | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 3.88 million tonnes | +50.3% |
| 2013 | 2.88 million tonnes | -25.7% |
| 2014 | 3.04 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 5.83 million tonnes | +91.3% |
| 2016 | 9.68 million tonnes | +66.2% |
| 2017 | 6.03 million tonnes | -37.7% |
| 2018 | 4.90 million tonnes | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 3.75 million tonnes | -23.5% |
| 2020 | 3.29 million tonnes | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 2.84 million tonnes | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 2.85 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.75 million tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 2.65 million tonnes | -3.3% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 2.65 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,429 tonnes, 1857.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 2.65 million tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -377,832 tonnes. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Azerbaijan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -484.5% | 62,691 tonnes | -241,055 tonnes |
| 1990 | +218.8% | -241,055 tonnes | 286,415 tonnes |
| 1991 | +189.9% | 286,415 tonnes | 830,409 tonnes |
| 1950 | +109.9% | 1.75 million tonnes | 3.67 million tonnes |
| 1981 | +98.6% | 606,722 tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes |
| 2015 | +91.3% | 3.04 million tonnes | 5.83 million tonnes |
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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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,951 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5,346 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.83 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 340.26 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 26.81 kt (2050)
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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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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.