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AZERBAIJAN IN FIGURES 2007

Land area resources (at the beginning of the year)

  2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Thsd.ha
Total land area 8660 8660 8660 8660 8660 8660 8660.0
including:
utilised agricultural area 4740.4 4745.6 4744.9 4754.6 4754.6 4755.0 4755.1
forest land area 1037.4 1037.6 1037 1037.8 1037.8 1037.9 1037.9
including overground water resources, pools 399.5 399.6 398.2 394.8 392.8 392.8 392.8
other land area 2482.7 2477.2 2479.9 2469.4 2469.4 2474.3 2474.2
In per cent to total
Total land area 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
including:
utilised agricultural area 54.7 54.8 54.8 54.9 54.9 54.9 54.9
forest land area 12 12 12 12 12 12 12.0
including overground water resources, pools 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.54.5
other land area 28.7 28.6 28.6 28.5 28.528.628.6

Forest resources
(of January 1)

Years Total land area, thsd. ha including forest of which covered by forest total wood resour-ces, mln.cub.m
1996 8660.0 1038.3 869.9 128.0
1997 8660.0 1038.0 870.6 129.0
1998 8660.0 1037.2 871.0 130.0
1999 8660.0 1038.2 871.5 131.0
2000 8660.0 1037.9 871.8 132.0
2001 8660.0 1037.4 871.8 133.0
2002 8660.0 1037.6 872.5 134.0
2003 8660.0 1037.0 873.1 136.0
2004 8660.0 1037.8 873.1 136.0
2005 8660.0 1037.8 873.1 136.0
2006 8660.0 1037.9 873.1 136.0
2007 8660.0 1037.9 873.1 136.0

Describing influence of economic activity to environment

  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Intake of water from natural water sources, mln. cub m 11110 10012 10075 10772 11440 12050 12100
Water consumption, mln. cub m 6588 6414 6754 7370 8019 8607 8650
Consumption emission of polluated waste waters, mln. cub m 171 170 163 167 160 161 161
Pollution of harmful solid matters into atmosphere- total, thsd.ton 908.1 978.9 620.7 837.9 975.3 1054.3 1060
of which:
stationary sources 515.4 577.1 217.4 425.9 539.8 557.9 560
motor transport 392.7 401.8 403.3 412 435.5 496.4 500

Reserves and national parks

  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Number of reserves 14 14 14 14 13 13 11
Their area, thsd. ha 192.2 192.2 192.2 206.9 200.9 200.9 179.9
Number of national parks 1 1 1 4 6 7 8
Their area, thsd. ha 0.07 0.07 0.07 84.5 117 117.8 233.7

Main capital investments purposeful for environment protection and rational utilization of natural resources

  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total, thsd. manat 1722.7 1271.1 2404.9 2965.1 1911.3 2912.3 8617.3
of which for protection
of atmosphere 603.6 765.3 944.8 1949.8 1706.5 1503.9 1601.9
water resources 825.9 177.1 1426.1 879.1 204.8 1309.8 6576
land 293.2 328.7 34 136.2 - 98.6 439.4