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| Data - Water |
| Areas affected by natural disasters, 1978 - 1997 |
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Total |
Drought |
Flood |
Other |
Year |
(1,000
ha) |
(1,000
ha) |
(%) |
(1,000
ha) |
(%) |
(1,000
ha) |
(%) |
| 1978 |
21,800 |
17,970 |
82.4 |
920 |
4.2 |
2,910 |
13.3 |
| 1988 |
23,940 |
15,300 |
63.9 |
6,130 |
25.6 |
2,510 |
10.5 |
| 1996 |
21,234 |
6,247 |
29.4 |
10,855 |
51.1 |
4,132 |
19.5 |
| 1997 |
30,309 |
20,250 |
66.8 |
5,840 |
19.3 |
4,219 |
13.9 |
| Source:
China Statistical Yearbook, 1997, State Statistical Bureau, People's Republic of China,
Beijing, China, p.397. |
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