Basic data on natural resources in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (1988-1994)- A Big Earth Data Platform for Three Poles

The data set contains data on the natural resources in Tibet from 1988 to 1994. The data were derived from the Tibet Society and Economics Statistical Yearbook and Tibet Statistical Yearbook. The accuracy of the data is consistent with that of the statistical yearbooks.

The table contains 37 fields.

Field 1: Year

Field 2: Total surface area of the whole region, unit: 10,000 square kilometres.

Field 3: Cultivated land area, unit: 10,000 mu (1 mu=0.0667 hectares)

Field 4: Paddy field area, unit: 10,000 mu (1 mu=0.0667 hectares)

Field 5: Forest area, unit: 10,000 mu (1 mu=0.0667 hectares)

Field 6: Forest coverage proportion, unit: %

Field 7: Forest stocks, unit: 100 million cubic metres

Field 8: Grassland area, unit: 100 million mu (1 mu=0.0667 hectares)

Field 9: Grassland available area, unit: 100 million mu (1 mu=0.0667 hectares)

Field 10: Total annual runoff of rivers, unit: 100 million cubic metres.

Field 11: Hydraulic resource reserves, unit: 10,000 kilowatt

Field 12: Hydraulic potential exploitation amount, unit: 10,000 kilowatt

Field 13: Length of the national boundary, unit: kilometres

Field 14: Iron mine reserve amount, unit: 100 million tons

Field 15: Chromite reserve amount, unit: 10,000 tons

Field 16: Copper (ore), unit: 100 million tons

Field 17: Borate ore reserve amount, unit: 10,000 tons

Field 18: Salt reserve amount, unit: 100 million tons

Field 19: Graphite reserve amount, unit: 10,000 tons

Field 20: Gypsum reserve amount, unit: 100 million tons

Field 21: Coal reserve amount, unit: 10,000 tons

Field 22: Peat reserve amount, unit: 10,000 tons

Field 23: Geothermal reserve amount, unit: 10,000 cubic metres / day and night

Field 24: Species number of national key protected animals

Field 25: Species number of class 1 national key protected animals

Field 26: Species number of class 2 national key protected animals

Field 27: Species number of national key protected plants

Field 28: Species number of class 1 national key protected plants

Field 29: Species number of class 2 national key protected plants

Field 30: Species number of class 3 national key protected plants

Field 31: Number of nature reserves

Field 32: Number of national nature reserves

Field 33: Number of local nature reserves

Field 34: Total area of nature reserves, unit: 10,000 mu

Field 35: Proportion of nature reserves to the total area of the region

Field 36: Annual average precipitation, unit: mm

Field 37: Annual sunshine duration, unit: hour

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