Research Article

Spatiotemporal Evolution and Influencing Factors of China’s Agricultural Environmental Efficiency

Table 1

Input-output system of the AEE.

TypeNameMeaningUnit

InputsLabor inputTotal number of AFAF employees10,000 persons
Land inputTotal sowing area of crops1,000 hectares
Mechanical inputTotal mechanical power of agriculture10,000 kW
Fertilizer inputPure amount of agricultural fertilizer applied10,000 tons
Agricultural irrigationEffective area of agricultural irrigation1,000 hectares

OutputsTotal AFAF outputActual AFAF output with the constant price of 2000100 million yuan
Agricultural carbon emissionsCarbon emissions estimated by formula (3)10,000 tons