The total area of forests in Azerbaijan is 1021 thousand hectares. This constitutes 11.8 percent of the territory of Azerbaijan. In XVIII-XIX centuries, 35 percent of the territory of present Azerbaijan was covered with forest. Currently, there is 0.12 hectares of forest area per capita in Azerbaijan. The Republic of Azerbaijan is included in the group of "countries with the least forest cover".

Emphasizing that Azerbaijan's dendroflora is rich in species composition, the scientist said: "4,750 species of higher plants are widespread in the wild flora of our republic. Of these, 435 species are trees and shrubs. 328 species of dendroflora are shrubs (75 percent), and 107 species (25 percent) are trees. Trees and shrubs are grouped into 48 families and 135 genera. Of the 144 endemic species in Azerbaijan, more than 50 are trees and shrubs (16 percent of the total trees and shrubs).

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