| 13-8 Irrigation, Reservoirs, Flood Prevention, Water and Soil Conservation | ||||||
| Item | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Number of Irrigated Areas at Year-end (set) | 5363 | 5562 | 5683 | 5860 | 5795 | 5824 |
| 33 000 Hectares and Over | 72 | 74 | 101 | 117 | 131 | 129 |
| 20 000-33 000 Hectares | 76 | 99 | 141 | 170 | 218 | 219 |
| Effective Irrigated Area (10 000 hectares) | 2123.1 | 2249.9 | 2449.3 | 2641.9 | 2941.5 | 2974.8 |
| 33 000 Hectares and Over | 604.7 | 631.4 | 788.3 | 1023.0 | 1091.8 | 1099.9 |
| 20 000-33 000 Hectares | 189.6 | 244.4 | 344.0 | 408.0 | 474.0 | 479.6 |
| Number of Reservoirs (unit) | 83387 | 84775 | 85120 | 85108 | 87873 | 88605 |
| Large Reservoir | 366 | 387 | 420 | 470 | 552 | 567 |
| Medium-sized Reservoir | 2499 | 2593 | 2704 | 2934 | 3269 | 3346 |
| Small Reservoir | 80522 | 81795 | 81996 | 81704 | 84052 | 84692 |
| Capacity of Reservoirs (100 million cu.m) | 4660 | 4797 | 5184 | 5624 | 7162 | 7201 |
| Large Reservoir | 3397 | 3493 | 3842 | 4197 | 5594 | 5602 |
| Medium-sized Reservoir | 690 | 719 | 746 | 826 | 930 | 954 |
| Small Reservoir | 573 | 585 | 594 | 602 | 638 | 645 |
| Water-saving Irrigated Area (10 000 hectares) | 1638.9 | 2133.8 | 2731.4 | 2917.9 | ||
| Areas with Flood Prevention Measures | 1933.7 | 2006.5 | 2098.9 | 2133.9 | 2169.2 | 2172.2 |
| (10 000 hectares) | ||||||
| Area of Soil Erosion under Control | 5300 | 6690 | 8096 | 9465 | 10680 | 10966 |
| (10 000 hectares) | ||||||
| Total Length of Dikes (10 000 km) | 22.0 | 24.7 | 27.0 | 27.7 | 29.4 | 30 |
| Area of Land Protected by Dikes | 3200.0 | 3060.9 | 3960.0 | 4412.0 | 4683.1 | 4595.6 |
| (10 000 hectares) | ||||||
| a) The capacity of the large-scale reservoir is over 100 million cubic meters, while that of the medium-scale one is from 10 to 100 million cubic meters, | ||||||
| and that of the small-scale one is from 100 000 to 10 million cubic meters. | ||||||