1-3 Natural Resources

Item

1998

Land Resources (10 000 hectares)

 

Area of Cultivated Land

 

Area of Undeveloped Land

10800

Useable for Agricultural Production

3535

Area of Afforestated Land

26289

Undeveloped Land Usable for Afforestation

6303

Grassland

40000

Utilizable

31333

Forest Resources

 

Total Standing Stock Volume (100 million cu.m)

117.85

Forest Area (10 000 hectares)

13370

Stock Volume of the Forest (100 million cu.m)

101.37

Forest-coverage Rate ()

13.92

Water Resources

 

Land

 

Surface Water Volume (100 million cu.m)

28124

Surface Runoff

27115

Melt-Water Volume of Glaciers

560

Shallow Ground Water Volume

8287

Hydropower Resources (100 million kw)

6.76

Developable Resources

3.79

Inland Water Area (10 000 hectares)

1747

Cultivatable Area

675

Cultivated Area

467

Sea

 

Theoretical Sea-energy Reserves (100 million kw)

6.3

Coastal Area (10 000 sq.km)

28

Sea-beach Area (10 000 sq.km)

2.08

Cultivatable Area in Marine Areas (10 000 hectares)

260.01

Cultivated Area (10 000 hectares)

71.6

Cultivable Area in Shallow Sea and Sea-beaches (10 000 hectares)

242.0

Cultivated Area (10 000 hectares)

55.6

Mineral Resources (Ensured Reserves) (100 million ton)

 

Coal

10070.7

Iron Ore

458.9

Phosphate Ore

132.7

Sylvite

4.6

Salt

4048.2

a)Figures on natural resources do not include those of Taiwan Province

b)Figures on land and water resources in this table were obtained from surveys in pervious years. The figures are subject to further verification.

c)Figures on forest resources were taken from the Third Forest Census (1989-1993). Data on mineral resources refer to 1993.