REMARKS ON THE EVOLUTION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND DISTRIBUTION IN REGION SOUTH-WEST – OLTENIA (2000-2013)

The paper presents the evolution of the surfaces by category of use in the southwest region of Romania. It presented a comparative categories of agricultural land, presenting the existing situation in 2000, 2005, 2010, 2013. Processing of data taken from the National Statistical Institute, there is a trend of decreasing area of agricultural land and within its arable land, vineyards and orchards. This requires future action to counteract the contraction of agricultural areas, especially for vineyards and orchards, where the decrease of cultivated areas is more pronounced