Research Article

Topographic Dependence of Cropland Transformation in China during the First Decade of the 21st Century

Table 3

Cropland occupation and reclamation in all provinces (excluding Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan) in China from 2000 to 2010.

ProvinceCropland reclamationCropland occupationTotal Cropland reclamationCropland occupationReclamation classification Occupation classification
(×104 hm2)(×104 hm2)(×104 hm2)Rate (%)Rate (%)

Xinjiang146.5614.87131.6924.93%2.53%13
Heilongjiang38.216.5121.692.40%1.04%23
Jilin10.395.544.851.39%0.74%33
Hebei2.9414.71−11.770.30%1.52%33
Inner Mongolia49.2733.6415.634.39%3.00%23
Beijing0.225.92−5.70.45%12.18%32
Tianjin0.326.43−6.110.46%9.08%32
Liaoning3.98.24−4.330.61%1.28%33
Ningxia5.5214.39−8.863.01%7.84%22
Shandong1031.24−21.240.97%3.04%33
Shaanxi3.2224.4−21.180.45%3.43%33
Shanxi0.9814−13.020.16%2.31%33
Qinghai1.671.120.542.05%1.38%23
Gansu15.2516.82−1.572.35%2.59%23
Henan1.8818.05−16.170.17%1.68%33
Jiangsu0.9437.99−37.050.14%5.48%32
Tibet0.070.19−0.120.16%0.41%33
Shanghai0.218.19−7.990.47%18.77%31
Anhui1.4718.32−16.850.18%2.29%33
Chongqing1.5512.11−10.560.40%3.16%33
Hubei1.2117.62−16.40.18%2.56%33
Zhejiang2.0626.6−24.540.75%9.62%32
Sichuan0.7421.27−20.530.06%1.77%33
Jiangxi6.958.94−21.56%2.00%33
Guizhou6.7910.96−4.171.39%2.24%33
Hunan0.377.81−7.430.06%1.29%33
Fujian0.6411.38−10.730.30%5.25%32
Yunnan1.513.62−12.110.22%2.01%33
Guangxi0.334.35−4.010.07%0.85%33
Guangdong0.1724.79−24.630.04%5.57%32
Hainan0.611.86−1.260.69%2.12%33