12-9      Irrigation, Reservoirs, Flood Prevention, Water

and Soil Conservation and Improvement of Saline-Alkaline Land

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item

1985

1990

1995

1998

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Number of Irrigation Areas    (year-end)

5281

5363

5562

5611

5683

     33 000  Hectares and Over              

71

72

74

79

101

     20 000-33 000  Hectares                

66

76

99

114

141

  Effective Irrigated Areas (10 000 hectares)            

2077.7

2123.1

2249.9

2274.6

2449.3

     33 000  Hectares and Over              

599.6

604.7

631.4

669.1

788.3

     20 000-33 000  Hectares                

167

189.6

244.4

276.9

344

  Number of Reservoirs                  

83219

83387

84775

84994

85120

      Large                                 

340

366

387

403

420

      Medium-sized                          

2401

2499

2593

2653

2704

      Small                                 

80478

80522

81795

81938

81996

  Capacity of Reservoirs (100 million cu.m)

4301

4660

4797

4924

5184

      Large                                 

3076

3397

3493

3597

3842

      Medium-sized                          

661

690

719

736

746

      Small                                 

564

573

585

591

594

  Water-saving Irrigated Areas (10 000 hectares)

 

 

 

1523.5

1638.9

  Flooded or Waterlogged Area           

1858.4

1933.7

2006.5

2068.1

2098.9

  Area of Soil Erosion under Control    

4640

5300

6690

7502

8096

  (10 000 hectares)

        

        

        

 

 

  Improved Area of Saline-Alkaline Land 

456.9

499.5

543.4

565.3

584.1

  (10 000 hectares)

        

        

        

 

 

  Total Length of Dikes       (10 000 km)

17.7

22.0

24.7

25.8

27.0

  Area of Land Protected by Dikes       

3106

3200

3060.9

3629.0

3960

  (10 000 hectares)

        

        

        

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a)The capacity of the large reservoirs is over 100 million cubic meters, while that of the medium ones is from 10 million to 100 million cubic meters,

   and that of the small ones is from 100 000 to 10 million cubic meters.