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AZERBAIJAN IN FIGURES

Land area resources (at the beginning of the year)

  2001 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Thsd.ha
Total land area 8660.0 8660.0 8660.0 8660.0 8660.0 8660.0 8660.0
including:
utilised agricultural area 4740.4 4754.6 4754.9 4758.6 4756.0 4756.5 4756.7
forest land area 1037.4 1037.8 1037.8 1037.8 1037.8 1038.8 1038.8
including overground water resources, pools 399.5 394.8 392.8 394.1 396.3 397.1 397.2
other land area 2482.7 2472.8 2474.5 2469.5 2469.9 2467.6 2467.3
In per cent to total
Total land area 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
including:
utilised agricultural area 54.7 54.9 54.9 54.9 54.9 54.9 54.9
forest land area 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0
including overground water resources, pools 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6
other land area 28.7 28.5 28.6 28.5 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
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 1037.8 874.2 137.0
2005 8660.0 1037.8 876.1 138.0
2006 8660.0 1037.8 877.2 139.0
2007 8660.0 1037.8 879.1 140.0
2008 8660.0 1038.8 989.3 140.5
2009 8660.0 1038.8 996.5 141.8

Influence of economic activity to environment

  2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Intake of water from natural water resources, mln. cub m 11110 10772 11440 12050 12360 12270 12300
Water consumption, mln. cub m 6588 7370 8019 8607 8865 8865 8370
Consumption emission of polluated waste waters, mln. cub m 171 167 160 161 163 177 180
Pollution of harmful solid matters into atmosphere - total, thsd.ton 908 838 975 1054 875 970 1000
of which:
stationary sources 515 426 540 558 344 386 400
motor transport 393 412 435 496 531 584 600

Reserves and national parks(at the beginning of the year)

  2001 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Number of reserves 14 14 13 13 11 12 12
Their area, thsd. ha 192.2 206.9 200.9 200.9 179.9 179.3 177.4
Number of national parks 1 4 6 7 8 8 8
Their area, thsd. ha 0.07 84.5 117.0 117.8 233.6 233.6 265.3

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

  2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total, thsd. manat 1722.7 2965.1 1911.3 2912.3 8879.4 55504.6 97639.3
of which for protection
of atmosphere 825.9 879.1 204.8 1503.9 1601.9 1091.8 929.6
water resources 603.6 1949.8 1706.5 1309.8 6838.1 18762.8 78331.3
land 293.2 136.2 - 98.6 439.4 35650 18378.4

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