22% of Azerbaijan faced severe drought in 2023, affecting 19,094 hectares.

22% of Azerbaijan faced severe drought in 2023, affecting 19,094 hectares, primarily in Ganja-Dashkasan, Garabagh, Upper-Shirvan, Gazakh-Tovuz, and Shirvan-Salyan economic regions, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. Satellite imagery revealed 15% of the country is at high risk of drought. Azerbaijan's surface water reserves amount to 36 billion m³, with 22.0 billion m³ available in dry years.

August 28, 2024
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