1-6 NATURAL RESOURCES |
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| Item | 1999 | |
| Land Resources | (10 000 sq.km) | 48.50 |
| Area of Cultivated Land | (10 000 hectares) | 445.47 |
| Area of Land for Forestry | 2 323.16 | |
| Area of Afforested Land | 1 172.35 | |
| Area of Disafforested Land | 302.44 | |
| Undeveloped Land Usable for Afforestation | 284.34 | |
| Unused Land | 521.23 | |
| Grassland | 101.24 | |
| Forest Resources | ||
| Forest Area | (10 000 hectares) | 1 172.35 |
| Total Standing Stock Volume | (100 million cu.m) | 14.65 |
| Stock Volume of the Forest | 13.86 | |
| Forest-coverage Rate | (%) | 39.70 |
| Afforested Coverage Rate | 24.23 | |
| Water Resources | ||
| Total Volume of Water | (100 million cu.m) | 2 547.50 |
| Ground Water Volume | 546.90 | |
| Developable Resources | 115.00 | |
| Theoretical Hydropower Reserves | (100 million kw) | 14 268.85 |
| Technical Developable Resources | 10 345.96 | |
| Economic Developable Resources | 7 611.20 | |
| Water Area | (10 000 hectares) | 59.70 |
| Cultivatable Area | 23.50 | |
| Cultivated Area | 15.54 | |
| Mineral Resources (Ensured Reserves) | (100 million tons) | |
| Coal | 89.83 | |
| Iron Ore | 52.65 | |
| Sulphur Ore | 9.20 | |
| Phosphate Ore | 8.31 | |
| Salt | 180.25 | |
| a:Figures on forest resources were taken from the third check of Continuouse Surveys on Forest Resources in Sichuan (1997). | ||