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|
Number
of Major Dust Storms in China, by Decade, 1950-99, with Projection
to 2009
|
|
|
| Decade |
Number
|
|
|
| 1950-59 |
5
|
| 1960-69 |
8
|
| 1970-79 |
13
|
| 1980-89 |
14
|
| 1990-99 |
23
|
| 2000-09* |
100
|
|
|
| *
Preliminary estimate for decade based on more than 20 storms during
2000 and 2001. |
| Source:
China Meteorological Administration, cited in "Grapes of Wrath
in Inner Mongolia," report from the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, May
2001.
|
|
Grazing
Animal Stocks in China, 1961-2000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cattle
+ Buffalo
|
Goats
|
Sheep
|
TOTAL
|
|
Million
Head
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1961 |
58
|
51
|
62
|
171
|
| 1962 |
55
|
63
|
61
|
179
|
| 1963 |
56
|
71
|
64
|
191
|
| 1964 |
60
|
68
|
70
|
198
|
| 1965 |
64
|
62
|
74
|
200
|
| 1966 |
67
|
61
|
78
|
207
|
| 1967 |
70
|
60
|
78
|
209
|
| 1968 |
72
|
62
|
82
|
217
|
| 1969 |
74
|
62
|
82
|
218
|
| 1970 |
73
|
61
|
80
|
214
|
| 1971 |
74
|
62
|
86
|
221
|
| 1972 |
74
|
63
|
87
|
225
|
| 1973 |
74
|
62
|
88
|
224
|
| 1974 |
75
|
64
|
93
|
232
|
| 1975 |
75
|
66
|
95
|
236
|
| 1976 |
74
|
68
|
95
|
237
|
| 1977 |
72
|
66
|
93
|
230
|
| 1978 |
70
|
68
|
94
|
232
|
| 1979 |
70
|
74
|
96
|
241
|
| 1980 |
71
|
81
|
103
|
254
|
| 1981 |
71
|
81
|
107
|
259
|
| 1982 |
73
|
78
|
109
|
261
|
| 1983 |
76
|
75
|
107
|
258
|
| 1984 |
78
|
68
|
99
|
245
|
| 1985 |
82
|
63
|
95
|
241
|
| 1986 |
87
|
62
|
94
|
243
|
| 1987 |
92
|
67
|
99
|
258
|
| 1988 |
95
|
78
|
103
|
275
|
| 1989 |
98
|
91
|
111
|
300
|
| 1990 |
101
|
98
|
114
|
313
|
| 1991 |
103
|
97
|
113
|
313
|
| 1992 |
105
|
96
|
111
|
311
|
| 1993 |
108
|
98
|
110
|
316
|
| 1994 |
113
|
106
|
112
|
331
|
| 1995 |
n.a.*
|
n.a.*
|
n.a.*
|
n.a.*
|
| 1996 |
n.a.*
|
n.a.*
|
n.a.*
|
n.a.*
|
| 1997 |
113
|
123
|
114
|
350
|
| 1998 |
122
|
135
|
121
|
378
|
| 1999 |
125
|
142
|
127
|
394
|
| 2000 |
127
|
148
|
131
|
407
|
| 2001 |
129
|
157
|
133
|
419
|
| 2002 |
128
|
161
|
137
|
427
|
|
|
|
|
|
| *n.a.
is included in the table where reliable data is not available.
|
| Source:
FAO, FAOSTAT Statistics Database, updated 10
June 2003.
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