These are based on total taxed gasoline and motor fuel sales and average fuel consumption. Vehicles today are more fuel efficient and may lead to a higher mileage. Therefore, Provincial MVKM figu res could be significantly higher. Concentration measurements refer to mean values.
Data excludes the state of vascular plants, mosses, lichens, other fungi and algae.
Threatened species refer to the sum of the number of species in the endangered and vulnerable categories. Total land area excludes area under inland water 5. Major protected areas refer to IUCN categories I-V 6. Emissions of NOx and VOC s include mobile and stationary sources 7. The source of the emissions data from 1985 to 1990 is the China Environmental Quality Report, produced by the China National Environmental Monitoring Station, dated July, 1991.