12-1   Agricultural Production Basic Conditions 
Item 2000 2007 2008
       
  Total Agricultural Machinery Power         (10 000 kw) 52573.6 76589.6 82190.4
  Number of Large and Medium-sized Agricultural 974547 2062731 2995214
    Tractors                                                               (unit)
  Capacity of Large and Medium-sized Agricultural 3161.1 6101.1 8186.5
    Tractors                                                    (10 000 kw)
  Number of Small Tractors                      (10 000 units) 1264.4 1619.1 1722.4
  Capacity of Small Tractors                        (10 000 kw) 11663.9 15729.2 16647.7
  Number of Large and Medium-sized Tractor Towing 140.0 308.3 435.4
    Farm Machinery                                    (10 000 units)
  Small Tractor Towing Farm Machinery   (10 000 units) 1788.8 2733.0 2794.5
  Number of Diesel Engines                       (10 000 units) 688.1 861.5 898.4
  Capacity of Diesel Engines                        (10 000 kw) 5232.6 6282.8 6561.7
  Irrigated Area                                       (1 000 hectares) 53820 56518 58472
  Consumption of Chemical Fertilizers      (10 000 tons) 4146.4 5107.8 5239.0
  Number of Hydropower Stations in Rural Areas  (unit) 29962 27664 44433
  Generating Capacity of Hydropower Station 698.5 1366.6 5127.4
    in Rural Areas                                          (10 000 kw)
  Electricity Consumed in Rural Areas (100 million kwh) 2421.3 5509.9 5713.2
  Total Sown Area                                  (1 000 hectares) 156300 153464 156266
      Grain Crops 108463 105638 106793
          Cereal 85264 85777 86248
              Rice 29962 28919 29241
              Wheat 26653 23721 23617
              Corn 23056 29478 29864
          Beans 12660 11780 12118
          Tubers 10538 8082 8427
      Oil-bearing Crops 15400 11316 12825
      Cotton 4041 5926 5754
      Fiber Crops 262 263 221
      Sugar Crops 1514 1802 1990
      Tobacco 1437 1164 1326
      Vegetables 15237 17329 17876
  Area of Tea Plantations                       (1 000 hectares) 1089 1613 1719
  Area of Orchards                                 (1 000 hectares) 8932 10471 10734
       
 
a) Since 2008, statistical coverage of hydropower station in rural areas have changed to rural hydropower, which refers to rural hydropower stations
    with generating capacity under 50 000 kW and their power grids.