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).