Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 12.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Azerbaijan, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial and marine protected areas in Azerbaijan is 12.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 118.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Azerbaijan peaked at 12.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2014.
That places Azerbaijan 102nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6.4% | — |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | +118.2% |
| 2025 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 6.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 5.5% | 12.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 99 South Africa 12.9% compare
- 100 Switzerland 12.5% compare
- 101 Israel 12.2% compare
- 103 Kiribati 11.9% compare
- 104 Kazakhstan 11.8% compare
- 104 Kenya 11.8% compare
More climate change data for Azerbaijan
- 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)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 190.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 367.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 340.26 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 26.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9575 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Azerbaijan?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Azerbaijan was 12.0% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2014.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Azerbaijan ranks 102nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.