13-1 Agricultural Production Basic Conditions 
Item 2000 2008 2009
       
  Total Agricultural Machinery Power         (10 000 kw) 52573.6 82190.4 87496.1
  Number of Large and Medium-sized Agricultural 974547 2995214 3515757
    Tractors                                                               (unit)
  Capacity of Large and Medium-sized Agricultural 3161.1 8186.5 9772.6
    Tractors                                                    (10 000 kw)
  Number of Small Tractors                      (10 000 units) 1264.4 1722.4 1750.9
  Capacity of Small Tractors                        (10 000 kw) 11663.9 16647.7 16922.7
  Number of Large and Medium-sized Tractor Towing 140.0 435.4 542.1
    Farm Machinery                                    (10 000 units)
  Small Tractor Towing Farm Machinery   (10 000 units) 1788.8 2794.5 2880.6
  Number of Diesel Engines                       (10 000 units) 688.1 898.4 924.9
  Capacity of Diesel Engines                        (10 000 kw) 5232.6 6561.7 6795.5
  Irrigated Area                                       (1 000 hectares) 53820 58472 59261
  Consumption of Chemical Fertilizers      (10 000 tons) 4146.4 5239.0 5404.4
  Number of Hydropower Stations in Rural Areas  (unit) 29962 44433 44804
  Generating Capacity of Hydropower Station 698.5 5127.4 5512.1
    in Rural Areas                                          (10 000 kw)
  Electricity Consumed in Rural Areas (100 million kwh) 2421.3 5713.2 6104.4
  Total Sown Area                                  (1 000 hectares) 156300 156266 158639
      Grain Crops 108463 106793 108986
          Cereal 85264 86248 88401
              Rice 29962 29241 29627
              Wheat 26653 23617 24291
              Corn 23056 29864 31183
          Beans 12660 12118 11949
          Tubers 10538 8427 8636
      Oil-bearing Crops 15400 12825 13652
      Cotton 4041 5754 4952
      Fiber Crops 262 221 159
      Sugar Crops 1514 1990 1884
      Tobacco 1437 1326 1392
      Vegetables 15237 17876 18414
  Area of Tea Plantations                       (1 000 hectares) 1089 1719 1849
  Area of Orchards                                 (1 000 hectares) 8932 10734 11140
       
 
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.