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AZERBAIJAN IN FIGURES

Land area resources (at the beginning of the year)

  2001 2006 2007 2008 2009 20102011*)
Thsd.ha
Total land areas 8 660.0 8 660.0 8 660.0 8 660.0 8 660.0 8 660.0 8 660.0
including:
agricultural lands 4 740.4 4 758.6 4 756.0 4 756.5 4 756.7 4 757.2 4 758.4
wooded areas 1 037.4 1 037.8 1 037.8 1 038.8 1 038.8 1 039.9 1 039.9
including lands of water fund 399.5 394.1 396.3 397.1 397.3 397.8 397.8
other land areas 2 482.7 2 469.5 2 469.9 2 467.6 2 467.2 2 465.1 2 463.9
In per cent to total
Total land areas 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
including:
agricultural lands 54.7 54.9 54.9 54.9 54.9 54.9 54.9
wooded areas 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0
including lands of water fund 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6
other land areas 28.7 28.5 28.5 28.5 28.5 28.5 28.5
*) assessment

Forest resources, thsd.ha (of January 1)

Years Total land area including forest areat of which covered by forestt total wood resour-ces, mln.cub.m
2001 8 660.0 1 037.4 871.8 133.0
2002 8 660.0 1 037.6 872.5 134.0
2003 8 660.0 1 037.0 873.1 136.0
2004 8 660.0 1 037.8 874.2 137.0
2005 8 660.0 1 037.8 876.1 138.0
2006 8 660.0 1 037.8 877.2 139.0
2007 8 660.0 1 037.8 879.1 140.0
2008 8 660.0 1 038.8 989.3 140.5
2009 8 660.0 1 038.8 996.5 141.8
2010 8 660.0 1 038.8 1 001.6 143.3
2011 8 660.0 1 039.9 1 008.3 144.2

Influence of economic activity to environment

  2000 2005 200720082009 2010
Intake of water from natural water sources, mln. m3 11 110 12 050 12 270 11 735 11 425 11 500
Water consumption, mln. m3 6 588 8 607 8 371 7 886 7 639 7 500
Discharge of sewage waters to surface reservoirs, mln. m3 171 161 177 181 171 171
Air pollutant emissions, total, thsd.ton 908 1 054 970 937 997 957
o cümlədən: of which:
stationary sources 515 558 386 295 300 215
motor transport 393 496 584 642 697 742

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

  2001 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Number of reserves 14 13 11 12 12 11 11
Its area, thsd. ha 192.2 200.9 179.9 179.3 177.4 216.8 209.3
Number of national parks - 6 7 7 8 8 8
Its area, thsd. ha - 117.8 233.6 233.6 265.3 295.9 310.5

Funds directed to fixed capital for environmental protection
and rational use of natural resources

  2000 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010
Total, thsd. manats 1 722.7 2 912.3 55 504.6 97 885.5 105 287.3 176 054.0
of which for protection:
Atmospheric air 825.9 1 503.9 1 091.8 929.6 2 113.2 -
Water resources 603.6 1 309.8 18 762.8 78 830.2 89 169.3 126 258.1
Land 293.2 98.6 35 650.0 18 125.7 14 004.8 49 795.9

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