Natural Resources | |
Item | 2004 |
Land Resources (10000 hectares) | |
Area of Cultivated Land | 13004 |
Area of Unreclaimed Land | 10800 |
Useable for Agricultural Production | 3535 |
Area of Afforested Land | 26329 |
Unreclaimed Land Usable for Afforestation | 5393 |
Area of Grassland | 40000 |
Utilizable Area | 31333 |
Forest Resources | |
Total Standing Stock Volume (100 million cu.m) |
136.2 |
Forest Area (10000 hectares) | 17500 |
Stock Volume of Forest (100 million cu.m) | 112.7 |
Forest-coverage Rate (%) | 18.21 |
Water Resources | |
Land | |
Total Water Resources Volume (100 million cu.m) | 28124 |
Surface Water Volume | 27115 |
Melt-Water Volume of Glaciers | 563 |
Ground Water Volume | 8288 |
Hydropower Resources (100 million kw) |
6.76 |
Developable Resources | 3.79 |
Inland Water Area (10000 hectares) | 1747 |
Cultivatable Area |
675 |
Cultivated Area | 467 |
Sea | |
Theoretical Sea-energy Reserves (100
million kw) |
6.3 |
Coastal Area (10000 sq.km) |
28 |
Sea-beach Area (10000 sq.km) |
2.08 |
Cultivatable Area in Marine Areas (10000
hectares) |
260.01 |
Cultivated Area (10000 hectares) |
109.49 |
Cultivable Area in Shallow Sea and Sea-beaches
(10000 hectares) |
242 |
Cultivated Area (10000 hectares) |
89.37 |
Mineral Resources (Ensured Reserves) (100000000 ton) | |
Coal | 10033 |
Iron Ore | 457 |
Phosphate Ore | 132 |
Sylvite | 4.6 |
Salt | 12908 |
a) Figures on natural resources do not
include those of Taiwan Province. b) Figures on forest resources were taken from the Third Forest Census (1994-1998). |