Examples of accounting tables

Explanations are provided in the PDF-file in the corresponding sections.

Extent of land cover classes by Government-reported data (Section 2.2.A)

EE accounting table: Table 2.2.A-2. Land cover classes in 2020 and 2024, by Government-reported data, ha

 Cultivated landsGrasslandsTree-covered areasShrub-covered areasWater covered areasVegetation-free areas
Opening extent in 2020538361.221366386.9400522.0634200.612151491.8483295.83
Additions to extentNA
Managed expansionNA
Unmanaged expansionNA
Reductions in extentNA
Managed reductionsNA
Unmanaged reductionsNA
Net change in extent1259.3-2700.46-18160.9173.71820626.01-1197.1
Closing extent in 2024539620.521363686.44382361.1534374.33172117.81482098.73

EE by economic units: Table 2.2.A-3. Land cover class extent by marzes in 2022 by Government-reported data, ha

Tree-covered areasGrasslandsShrub-covered areasVegetation-free areasWater covered areasCultivatedBuil-up
Aragatsotn8571.9163313.3392.520565.32189.967143.715095.6
Ararat12724.7499272.392496.2235572.847090.240224.0911061.98
Armavir582.4129283.57634.1317666.43010.43860572.611345.59
Gegharkunik21889.88238054.43635.0739933.93124010.790318.5417289.28
Kotayk20810.43102757.62313.4820405.931661.1245813.8413820.73
Lori86365.8200387.64830.723510.694751.5848300.8111717.3
Shirak4598.8144403.9013622.233427.1383846.2418128.89
Syunik80905.01194761.515742.2591253.965576.074795814345
Tavush133659.982690.462943.3110681.011094.2431359.267970.77
Vayots Dzor28325.5114823.31147.960825.9923.420109.424857.7
Yerevan1845.11001.201133.29155.613283.6214909.08
Armenia400279.5137074934135.56335171.5153890.4538930.1140541.9

Extent of land cover classes by ESRI land cover data (Section 2.2.B)

Transition matrix: Table 22B-3. Land cover class transition matrix from 2017 to 2023, km2

Tree coverGrasslandsBare groundSnow/
Ice
WaterFlooded veg.CropsBuilt-upTotal area in 2017Reduc-tion
Tree cover →2909.87362.790.020.050.580.023.742.723279.79369.92
Grasslands →224.0319221.762.127.5613.461.74940.92114.6220526.211304.45
Bare ground →0.0575.6329.673.701.970.242.102.59115.9486.27
Snow/Ice →0.010.490.040.330.010.000.020.060.960.63
Water →0.448.742.290.04101.200.477.411.53122.1220.92
Flooded veg. →0.053.340.050.004.484.781.810.8715.3710.59
Crops →3.04444.420.420.296.621.182478.5397.213031.70553.17
Built-up→3.2725.790.760.030.500.0214.401335.951380.7244.77
Total area in 20233140.7520142.9535.3512.00128.828.463448.921555.5628472.82 
Expansion230.88921.195.6911.6727.623.68970.39219.612390.73

EE accounting table: Table 2.2.B-4. Land-cover class extent for 2017 and 2023, based on ESRI land cover dataset, km2

 TreesGrassBare groundSnow/IceWaterFlooded veg.CropsBuilt-up
1. Opening extent in 20203279.7920526.21115.940.96122.1215.373031.701380.72
2. Additions to extent230.88921.195.6911.6727.623.68970.39219.61
3. Managed expansionNA
4. Unmanaged expansionNA
5. Reductions in extent369.921304.4586.270.6320.9210.59553.1744.77
6. Managed reductionsNA
7. Unmanaged reductionsNA
8. Net change in extent-139.04-383.26-80.5911.046.70-6.91417.22174.83
9. Closing extent in 20243140.7520142.9535.3512.00128.828.463448.921555.56

EE by economic units: Table 22B-2. Extent of land cover classes in 2023 by marses based on ESRI land cover data, km2

GrasslandsTreesBare groundSnow/IceFlooded veget.WaterCropsBuilt AreaTotal
Aragatsotn2,096.8648.253.486.380.003.50438.49139.172,736.12
Ararat1,560.0126.206.940.046.7432.42305.46177.102,114.91
Armavir461.830.552.050.000.157.10609.26182.761,263.70
Gegharkunik3,239.85129.564.280.940.651,274.08404.99193.665,248.00
Kotayk1,508.64153.101.081.600.002.57265.38182.432,114.80
Lori2,424.92883.742.830.310.793.81298.87147.733,763.00
Shirak1,784.6713.430.912.470.0031.48742.89142.792,718.63
Syunik3,650.25507.7412.650.090.0215.86233.2273.534,493.35
Tavush1,227.751,316.330.050.040.024.3582.0395.672,726.24
Vayots Dzor2,174.5538.132.510.350.002.3533.2845.372,296.54
Armenia20,185.023,117.5137.3312.218.391,378.293,422.081,547.6629,708.49

Extent of natural vegetation types (Section 2.3)

Transition matrix: Table 23C-1. Aggregated vegetation type transition matrix from 2017 to 2023, km2

Alpine vege-tationSub-alpine mea-dowsMea-dow-step-peStep-peGrassl. in forest zoneJuni-perBroad-leaf wood-landSemi-desertDe-sertMarshFo-restsWater and flood. veg.CropsBuilt-upTotal area in 2017Reduc-tion
Alpine veg.1642.90.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.40.22.30.11645.93.0
Subalpine meadows0.04216.60.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.019.60.560.92.94300.583.8
Meadow-steppe0.00.02552.10.00.00.00.00.00.00.010.92.3270.06.22841.5289.4
Steppe0.00.00.05039.50.00.00.00.00.00.011.31.0370.221.35443.2403.8
Grassl. in forest zone0.00.00.00.02628.10.00.00.00.00.0143.61.454.922.22850.2222.1
Juniper0.00.00.00.00.0127.50.00.00.00.00.90.00.20.2128.81.2
Broadleaf woodland0.00.00.00.00.00.0640.40.00.00.036.22.524.96.6710.670.2
Semi-desert0.00.00.00.00.00.00.02274.90.00.01.14.4142.555.82478.5203.6
Desert0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.06.80.00.00.00.00.37.10.3
Marsh0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0212.50.25.117.11.9236.824.3
Forests3.262.511.422.7238.52.018.83.30.00.42909.90.63.72.73279.8369.9
Water and flooded veg.0.20.41.20.81.80.00.64.20.05.30.5110.99.22.4137.526.6
Crops1.312.620.3162.821.80.035.5179.10.111.53.07.82478.597.23031.7553.2
Built-up0.11.42.46.86.60.22.36.00.00.83.30.513.71336.61380.744.1
Total area in 20231647.64293.52587.45232.62896.8129.7697.72467.66.9230.63140.7137.13448.21556.328472.82295.46
Expansion4.876.935.3193.1268.82.257.2192.70.118.0230.926.2969.7219.72295.5

EE accounting table: Table 2.3.С-2. Accounting table of vegetation type extent for 2017 and 2023 based on ESRI land cover data

 Alpine vege-tationSub-alpine mea-dowsMea-dow-step-peSteppeGrassl. in forest zoneJuni-perBroad-leaf wood-landSemi-desertDesertMarshForests
Opening extent in 20171645.934300.462841.475443.242850.19128.78710.632478.537.06236.813279.79
Additions to extent4.7676.9035.29193.11268.772.1757.23192.710.0618.04230.88
Managed expansionNA
Unmanaged expansionNA
Reductions in extent3.0583.84289.36403.76222.111.2470.20203.620.2724.26369.92
Managed reductionsNA
Unmanaged reductionsNA
Net change in extent1.71-6.94-254.06-210.6646.660.93-12.97-10.92-0.21-6.22-139.04
Closing extent in 20241647.644293.522587.415232.592896.85129.71697.672467.616.85230.593140.75
Additional row – see dicussion in the section 2.3.C
Closing extent in 2024 of ecosystems unconverted since 2017 1642.884216.622552.115039.482628.08127.54640.432274.916.79212.552909.87

EE by economic units: Table 23D-1. Extent of natural vegetation types by marzes in 2023

 Alpine vegetationSubalpine meadowsMeadow-steppeSteppeForestJuniperBroadleaf woodlandSemi-desertDesertMarsh
Area in 2023, km2Aragatsotn202.59106.04524.94525.7348.8800743.3107.05
Ararat37.1664.6330.77751.66187.1309.46470.976.8964.27
Armavir0000000456.0207.73
Gegharkunik391.051307.91405.23824.14334.0320.6210.630092.94
Kotayk113.68208.24234.95451.72370.101.68279.0808.18
Lori44.06904.53656.93362.861224.23073.410031.88
Shirak126.14397.7408.82819.4100017.15053.23
Syunik530.55878.07295.18803.661337.5813.74164.17115.78012.95
Tavush0.31275.54011.811541.850701.92000
Vayotz Dzor212.47390.578.74773.48280.41100.794.65369.7301.47
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