I. China Statistical Yearbook on Environment -2014 is prepared jointly by the National Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Environmental Protection and other ministries. It is an annual statistics publication, with comprehensive data in 2013 and selected data series in major years at national level and at provincial level (province, autonomous region, and municipality directly under the central government) and therefore reflecting various aspects of China’s environmental development.
II. China Statistical Yearbook on Environment -2014 contains 12 chapters: l. Natural Conditions; 2. Freshwater Environment; 3. Marine Environment; 4. Atmospheric Environment; 5. Solid Wastes; 6. Natural Ecology; 7. Land Use; 8. Forestry; 9. Natural Disasters & Environmental Accidents; 10. Environmental Investment; 11. Urban Environment; 12. Rural Environment. Six chapters listed as Main Indicators of Population, Resource and Environment；Main Environmental Indicators in the 12th Five-year Plan Period; Main Environmental Indicators by Eastern, Central and Western; Main Environmental Indicators of the World’s Major Countries and Regions; The Main Pollutants Emission Indicators Communiqué of the Provinces, Autonomous Regions, Municipality Directly under the Central Government in the First Half of 2014; Explanatory Notes on Main Statistical Indicators.
III. The national data in this book do not include that of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region and Taiwan Province except for territory and forest resources. The information gathered from the State Forestry Administration. Daxinganling is affiliated to the State Forestry Administration, tied with the provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities under the central government, without duplication of data.
IV. Notations used in this book:
“ ...” indicates that the figure is not large enough to be measured with the smallest unit in the table;
“(blank) ” indicates that the data are not available;
“ # ” indicates the major items of the total.
V. The institutions participating in the compilation of this publication include: Ministry of Water Resource, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Ministry of Land and Resource, Ministry of Agriculture, National Health and Family Planning Commission, Ministry of Civil Affairs, Ministry of Transport, State Forestry Administration, State Oceanic Administration, China Meteorological Administration, China Earthquake Administration. We would like to express our gratitude to these institutions for their cooperation and support in preparing this publication.
