Natural Resources
Item    
Land Resources (10000 hectares) 13004
Area of Cultivated Land
10800
Area of Undeveloped Land
3535
Useable for Agricultural Production
26329
Area of Afforestated Land
6303
Undeveloped Land Usable for Afforestation
40000
Grassland
31333
Utilizable
 
Forest Resources
 
Utilizable
 
Total Standing Stock Volume (100 million cu.m)
124.9
Forest Area (10 000 hectares)
15894
Stock Volume of the Forest (100 million cu.m)
112.7
Forest-coverage Rate (%)
16.55
Water Resources
 
Surface Water Volume (100 million cu.m)
26526
Surface Runoff
27115
Melt-Water Volume of Glaciers
560
Shallow Ground Water Volume
8287
Hydropower Resources (100 million kw)
6.76
Developable Resources
3.79
Inland Water Area (10 000 hectares)
1747
Cultivatable Area
675
Cultivated Area
467
Sea
 
Theoretical Sea-energy Reserves (100 million kw)
6.3
Coastal Area (10 000 sq.km)
28
Sea-beach Area (10 000 sq.km)
2.08
Cultivatable Area in Marine Areas (10 000 hectares)
260.01
Cultivated Area (10 000 hectares)
109.49
Cultivable Area in Shallow Sea and Sea-beaches(10 000 hectares)
242
Cultivated Area (10 000 hectares)
89.37
Mineral Resources (Ensured Reserves) (100 000 000 ton)
 
Coal
10033
Iron Ore
457
Phosphate Ore
132
Sylvite
4.6
Salt
1208
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).