| Environmental Protection | ||||||||
| Item | Unit | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| 1. Basic Conditions of Environmental Protection System |
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| Total Number of People Engaged in Environmental Protection |
10000 persons |
11.2 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 15.2 | 15.6 | |
| Number of Supervising and Administrative Personnel |
10000 persons |
2.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | |
| Number of People Engaged in Environmental Monitoring |
10000 persons |
3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | |
| Environment Monitoring Stations | 2127 | 2111 | 2249 | 2229 | 2232 | 2305 | ||
| 2. Environmental Pollution Control | ||||||||
| Rate of Construction Projects Subject to Evaluation of Their Impacts on Surrounding Environment |
% | 91.1 | 90.5 | 91.5 | 92.0 | |||
| Ratio of Construction Projects with Supporting Environmental Control Facilities |
% | 95.3 | 95 | 98.0 | 96.0 | 96.1 | ||
| Number of Environmental Pollution Control Projects Completed Within the Specified Time |
11935 | 24907 | 38101 | 19571 | 24427 | 27628 | ||
| Investment in Environmental Pollution Control Projects Set for Completion Within the Specified Time |
million yuan |
69.4 | 138.5 | 208 | 117 | 99.3 | 122.9 | |
| Rate of Industrial Waste Water Discharge Up to Standard |
% | 65.3 | 66.4 | 82.2 | 85.7 | 88.4 | ||
| Rate of Treated Industrial Waste Gas | % | 87.1 | 85.1 | 89.8 | ||||
| Rate of Comprehensive Treatment of Industrial Solid Wastes |
% | 62.5 | 59.3 | 51.8 | 52.1 | 51.9 | 53.5 | |
| Number of Smoke/Dust Control Zones in Cities |
2446 | 2364 | 2981 | 3314 | 3369 | 3601 | 3669 | |
| Area of Smoke/Dust Control Zones | Sq. km | 13796 | 16000 | 20000 | 21000 | 25000 | 33000 | 37000 |
| Number of Noise Control Zones Up to Standard in Cities |
1814 | 2040 | 2463 | 3121 | 3128 | 3573 | 3510 | |
| Area of Noise Control Zones | Sq. km | 8148 | 8975 | 13000 | 14000 | 16000 | 20000 | 21000 |
| Number of Heavy-polluting Enterprises Banned and Closed |
9175 | 19498 | 7047 | 8070 | 11499 | |||
| 3. Protection of Ecological Environment |
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| Total Number of Nature Reserves |
926 | 1146 | 1227 | 1551 | 1757 | 1999 | 2194 | |
| State-level Nature Reserves |
136 | 137 | 155 | 171 | 188 | 226 | 226 | |
| Area of Nature Reserves |
10000 hectares |
7671 | 8815.2 | 9821 | 12989 | 13295 | 14398 | 14823 |
| Proportion of the Area of Nature Reserves to the Total Land Area |
% | 7.67 | 8.8 | 9.9 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 14.8 |
| Number of Ecological Demonstration Zones |
215 | 314 | 401 | |||||
| State-level Ecological Demonstration Zones |
82 | 82 | 82 | 166 | ||||
| Area of Ecological Demonstration Zones |
10000 hectares |
3330.9 | ||||||
| The number of ecological demonstration zones and the area of ecological demonstration zones were new indicators added in 1999. | ||||||||