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AZERBAIJAN IN FIGURES

Land area resources (at the beginning of the year)

  2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Thsd.ha
Total land area 8660 8660 8660 8660 8660 8660 8660
including:
utilised agricultural area 4740.4 4744.9 4754.6 4754.9 4758.6 4756 4756
forest land area 1037.4 1037 1037.8 1037.8 1037.8 1037.8 1037.8
including overground water resources, pools 399.5 398.2 394.8 392.8 394.1 396.3 396.3
other land area 2482.7 2479.9 2472.8 2474.5 2469.5 2469.9 2469.9
In per cent to total
Total land area 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
including:
utilised agricultural area 54.7 54.8 54.9 54.9 54.9 54.9 54.9
forest land area 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
including overground water resources, pools 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.6
other land area 28.7 28.6 28.5 28.6 28.5 28.5 28.5

Forest resources
(of January 1)

Years Total land area, thsd. ha including forest of which covered by forest total wood resources, mln.cub.m
1996 8660 1038.3 869.9 128
1997 8660 1038 870.6 129
1998 8660 1037.2 871 130
1999 8660 1038.2 871.5 131
2000 8660 1037.9 871.8 132
2001 8660 1037.4 871.8 133
2002 8660 1037.6 872.5 134
2003 8660 1037 873.1 136
2004 8660 1037.8 874.2 137
2005 8660 1037.8 876.1 138
2006 8660 1037.8 877.2 139
2007 8660 1037.8 879.1 140
2008 8660 1037.8 989.3 140.5

Describing influence of economic activity to environment

  2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Intake of water from natural water sources, mln. cub m 11110 10075 10772 11440 12050 12360 12600
Water consumption, mln. cub m 6588 6754 7370 8019 8607 8865 9000
Consumption emission of polluated waste waters, mln. cub m 171 163 167 160 161 163 165
Pollution of harmful solid matters into atmosphere- total, thsd.ton 908.1 620.7 837.9 975.3 1054.3 875 900
of which:
stationary sources 515.4 217.4 425.9 539.8 557.9 344 350
motor transport 392.7 403.3 412 435.5 496.4 531 550

Reserves and national parks

  2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Number of reserves 14 14 14 13 13 11 12
Their area, thsd. ha 192.2 192.2 206.9 200.9 200.9 179.9 179.3
Number of national parks 1 1 4 6 7 7 8
Their area, thsd. ha 0.07 0.07 84.5 117 117.8 233.6 233.6

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

  2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total, thsd. manat 1722.7 2404.9 2965.1 1911.3 2912.3 8879.4 55800.3
of which for protection
of atmosphere 603.6 944.8 1949.8 1706.5 1503.9 1601.9 1387.7
water resources 825.9 1426.1 879.1 204.8 1309.8 6838.1 18762.6
land 293.2 34 136.2 - 98.6 439.4 35650

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