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Extent of land cover classes in Armenia
Government of the Republic of Armenia
DECISION
April 11, 2019 n 431-n
On approval of the procedure for classification of the land cover of the Republic of Armenia
Land cover classes:
Cultivated lands
Meadows
Tree-covered areas
Shrub-covered areas
Water covered areas
Vegetation-free areas
Land cover of the Republic of Armenia 2974258.8 ha area, by classes, 2020-2024
| Land cover classes | As of July 1, 2020 | As of July 1, 2021 | As of July 1, 2022 | As of July 1, 2023 | As of July 1, 2024 |
| Cultivated lands | 538361,22 | 538580,09 | 538930,12 | 538919,19 | 539620,52 |
| Meadows | 1366386,896 | 1371066.28 | 1370749,11 | 1370618,62 | 1363686,44 |
| Tree-covered areas | 400522,06 | 400375,84 | 400279,49 | 382109,06 | 382361,15 |
| Shrub-covered areas | 34200,612 | 34193,77 | 34135,56 | 34124,48 | 34374,33 |
| Water covered areas | 151491,8 | 153889,698 | 153890,39 | 172088,29 | 172117,81 |
| Vegetation-free areas | 483295,83 | 476152,342 | 476274,17 | 476398,959 | 482098,73 |
Compared to 2020, in 2021, the areas covered with trees, shrubs, and vegetation-free areas decreased, while cultivated lands, water covered areas, and meadows increased.
Compared to 2021, in 2022, the meadows, tree-covered and shrub-covered areas decreased, while the area of cultivated land, water-covered areas, and vegetation-free areas increased.
Compared to 2022, in 2023, the area of meadows, cultivated lands, tree-covered and shrub-covered areas decreased, while water-covered areas and vegetation-free areas increased.
Compared to 2023, in 2024, meadows decreased, while cultivated lands, tree-covered, water-covered, shrub-covered, and vegetation-free areas increased.
Sources:
http://www.irtek.am/DOCUMENTS/PDF/148034_havelvac.pdf
https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/arm209550.pdf
http://www.irtek.am/views/act.aspx?aid=156501
https://www.arlis.am/DocumentView.aspx?DocID=171671
https://www.e-draft.am/projects/6427/about
https://www.e-draft.am/projects/7902/about
Extent of land cover classes by ESRI data
The assessment was made based on the ESRI landcover data, which was selected for use in the project after a collective discussion by key project experts.
For detailed maps see sections “Ecosystem extent – Lndcover” here
Provinces
Area of land cover classes in 2017, km2
(вased on the area of 1 pixel equal to 100 m2)
| Rangeland | Trees | Bare Ground | Snow/Ice | Flooded vegetation | Water | Crops | Built Area | Total | |
| ARAGATSOTN | 2,161.08 | 52.54 | 12.60 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 3.43 | 380.13 | 126.33 | 2,736.12 |
| ARARAT | 1,522.66 | 30.47 | 16.35 | 0.01 | 11.71 | 29.16 | 359.92 | 144.64 | 2,114.91 |
| ARMAVIR | 455.53 | 2.84 | 5.45 | 0.00 | 1.81 | 6.67 | 645.14 | 146.25 | 1,263.70 |
| GEGHARKUNIK | 3,320.37 | 134.93 | 19.08 | 0.04 | 1.40 | 1,274.09 | 315.10 | 182.98 | 5,248.00 |
| KOTAYK | 1,506.57 | 171.74 | 7.47 | 0.74 | 0.01 | 2.49 | 270.63 | 155.14 | 2,114.80 |
| LORI | 2,558.39 | 869.51 | 4.55 | 0.02 | 0.44 | 2.64 | 189.21 | 138.24 | 3,763.00 |
| SHIRAK | 1,998.79 | 13.08 | 4.31 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 27.21 | 537.55 | 137.61 | 2,718.63 |
| SYUNIK | 3,571.06 | 634.26 | 33.14 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 17.98 | 170.64 | 66.09 | 4,493.35 |
| TAVUSH | 1,234.28 | 1,304.10 | 1.34 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 91.52 | 91.00 | 2,726.24 |
| VAYOTZ DZOR | 2,157.65 | 47.10 | 14.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 2.76 | 35.26 | 39.74 | 2,296.54 |
| ARMENIA | 20,549.27 | 3,261.03 | 119.68 | 0.97 | 15.47 | 1,371.25 | 3,018.23 | 1,372.59 | 29,708.49 |
Area of land cover classes in 2023, km2
(вased on the area of 1 pixel equal to 100 m2)
| Rangeland | Trees | Bare Ground | Snow/Ice | Flooded vegetation | Water | Crops | Built Area | Total | |
| ARAGATSOTN | 2,096.86 | 48.25 | 3.48 | 6.38 | 0.00 | 3.50 | 438.49 | 139.17 | 2,736.12 |
| ARARAT | 1,560.01 | 26.20 | 6.94 | 0.04 | 6.74 | 32.42 | 305.46 | 177.10 | 2,114.91 |
| ARMAVIR | 461.83 | 0.55 | 2.05 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 7.10 | 609.26 | 182.76 | 1,263.70 |
| GEGHARKUNIK | 3,239.85 | 129.56 | 4.28 | 0.94 | 0.65 | 1,274.08 | 404.99 | 193.66 | 5,248.00 |
| KOTAYK | 1,508.64 | 153.10 | 1.08 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 2.57 | 265.38 | 182.43 | 2,114.80 |
| LORI | 2,424.92 | 883.74 | 2.83 | 0.31 | 0.79 | 3.81 | 298.87 | 147.73 | 3,763.00 |
| SHIRAK | 1,784.67 | 13.43 | 0.91 | 2.47 | 0.00 | 31.48 | 742.89 | 142.79 | 2,718.63 |
| SYUNIK | 3,650.25 | 507.74 | 12.65 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 15.86 | 233.22 | 73.53 | 4,493.35 |
| TAVUSH | 1,227.75 | 1,316.33 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 4.35 | 82.03 | 95.67 | 2,726.24 |
| VAYOTZ DZOR | 2,174.55 | 38.13 | 2.51 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 2.35 | 33.28 | 45.37 | 2,296.54 |
| ARMENIA | 20,185.02 | 3,117.51 | 37.33 | 12.21 | 8.39 | 1,378.29 | 3,422.08 | 1,547.66 | 29,708.49 |
Changes in area of land cover classes from 2017 to 2023, km2
(вased on the area of 1 pixel equal to 100 m2)
| Rangeland | Trees | Bare Ground | Snow/Ice | Flooded vegetation | Water | Crops | Built Area | |
| ARAGATSOTN | -64.22 | -4.29 | -9.12 | 6.36 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 58.36 | 12.84 |
| ARARAT | 37.35 | -4.28 | -9.42 | 0.04 | -4.96 | 3.27 | -54.46 | 32.46 |
| ARMAVIR | 6.30 | -2.29 | -3.41 | 0.00 | -1.65 | 0.43 | -35.88 | 36.50 |
| GEGHARKUNIK | -80.52 | -5.37 | -14.81 | 0.90 | -0.75 | -0.02 | 89.89 | 10.68 |
| KOTAYK | 2.07 | -18.64 | -6.39 | 0.86 | -0.01 | 0.08 | -5.26 | 27.28 |
| LORI | -133.47 | 14.22 | -1.72 | 0.28 | 0.35 | 1.17 | 109.66 | 9.50 |
| SHIRAK | -214.12 | 0.34 | -3.40 | 2.47 | -0.06 | 4.26 | 205.33 | 5.18 |
| SYUNIK | 79.18 | -126.52 | -20.49 | -0.04 | -0.02 | -2.12 | 62.58 | 7.44 |
| TAVUSH | -6.54 | 12.23 | -1.28 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.35 | -9.49 | 4.68 |
| VAYOTZ DZOR | 16.90 | -8.97 | -11.50 | 0.33 | -0.01 | -0.41 | -1.98 | 5.63 |
| ARMENIA | -364.25 | -143.52 | -82.35 | 11.23 | -7.08 | 7.04 | 403.85 | 175.08 |
Watersheds
Area of land cover classes, km2
| Rangeland | Trees | Bare Ground | Snow/Ice | Flooded vegetation | Water | Crops | Built Area | ||
| 2017 | Aghstev | 1600.07 | 1401.27 | 1.99 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 3.70 | 69.63 | 98.72 |
| Akhuryan | 1999.78 | 9.30 | 4.42 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 27.25 | 599.85 | 144.59 | |
| Arpa | 3839.27 | 79.92 | 30.63 | 0.15 | 10.84 | 26.36 | 288.32 | 134.83 | |
| Debed | 2719.90 | 843.51 | 4.83 | 0.02 | 0.44 | 3.11 | 212.89 | 141.05 | |
| Hrazdan | 4384.18 | 243.39 | 27.42 | 0.65 | 1.68 | 1281.05 | 765.19 | 545.57 | |
| Metsamor | 2420.53 | 49.32 | 17.31 | 0.02 | 2.41 | 11.80 | 911.62 | 241.75 | |
| Vorotan | 3573.45 | 634.26 | 32.93 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 17.98 | 170.65 | 66.09 | |
| 2023 | Aghstev | 1590.30 | 1397.07 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 4.04 | 80.02 | 103.76 |
| Akhuryan | 1801.94 | 9.54 | 0.90 | 2.36 | 0.00 | 31.54 | 789.01 | 149.95 | |
| Arpa | 3890.99 | 66.30 | 9.26 | 0.73 | 6.22 | 29.55 | 249.59 | 157.67 | |
| Debed | 2575.47 | 865.33 | 2.84 | 0.27 | 0.79 | 4.29 | 325.58 | 151.17 | |
| Hrazdan | 4305.51 | 228.70 | 6.24 | 2.17 | 0.67 | 1280.73 | 794.73 | 630.37 | |
| Metsamor | 2356.44 | 42.74 | 5.25 | 6.48 | 0.66 | 12.27 | 949.72 | 281.20 | |
| Vorotan | 3652.35 | 507.74 | 12.65 | 0.11 | 0.02 | 15.86 | 233.26 | 73.54 |
Changes in area of land cover classes from 2017 to 2023, km2
| Rangeland | Trees | Bare Ground | Snow/Ice | Flooded vegetation | Water | Crops | Built Area | |
| Aghstev | -9.77 | -4.20 | -1.90 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.34 | 10.39 | 5.04 |
| Akhuryan | -197.84 | 0.25 | -3.52 | 2.36 | -0.06 | 4.29 | 189.17 | 5.35 |
| Arpa | 51.72 | -13.62 | -21.36 | 0.58 | -4.62 | 3.19 | -38.73 | 22.85 |
| Debed | -144.43 | 21.82 | -1.99 | 0.25 | 0.35 | 1.18 | 112.69 | 10.12 |
| Hrazdan | -78.67 | -14.69 | -21.18 | 1.52 | -1.01 | -0.32 | 29.54 | 84.81 |
| Metsamor | -64.09 | -6.59 | -12.06 | 6.46 | -1.75 | 0.47 | 38.10 | 39.46 |
| Vorotan | 78.89 | -126.52 | -20.28 | -0.02 | -0.02 | -2.12 | 62.62 | 7.45 |
