Explanatory Notes on Main Statistical Indicators

 

Energy Production is an important indicator reflecting the energy production size, composition and production results. By the cause of formation, it consists of the production of primary energy (also known as natural energy) and that of secondary energy (also known as artificial energy).

Production of Primary Energy means up-to-grade products produced by primary energy producers in the reporting period through extraction of existing energy in the nature, mainly including crude coal, crude oil, natural gas, water and electricity, etc.

Production of Secondary Energy means various up-to-grade energy products in another form that are made from primary energy with various processing and converting equipments in the reporting period, including thermal power, heating power, washed out, coke, various petroleum products, coke oven gas and other gas, etc.

Total Energy Consumption means the total consumption of various energies by national economic sectors and resident households in a specific region (administrative or geographic). Total energy consumption can be divided into three parts: end-use energy consumption, loss during energy processing and conversion and loss during energy transport and management.

Total Energy Consumption (in Equivalent Caloricity) means the total consumption of electric power and heating power calculated in equivalent caloricity. Equivalent caloricity is a caloricity concept frequently used in statistics of energy. It means the quantity of primary energy input for a secondary energy produced through processing and conversion, i.e. the primary energy in terms of caloricity which is consumed to produce one measuring unit of a secondary energy.

Input and Output of Energy Processing and Conversion One form of energy can be converted into another form of energy. And in the consumption, one sort of energy can be replaced with another. In order to improve the energy use value and efficiency, energy is processed and converted to produce energy products at higher levels which are suitable for productive and living needs. In the processing and conversion input (-) and output (+), “-” means the input for energy processing and conversion. And “+” means the output from energy processing and conversion.

Input means the volume of energy put into the energy processing and converting equipment in order to produce secondary energy products.

Output means the volume of secondary energy products (including byproducts and multi-products not used as energy generated) from processing and conversion of energy sources (primary energy or a small amount of secondary energy re-input).

Loss during Processing and Conversion means the energy lost in the processing and conversion of energy, namely the difference between the energy input and the secondary energy output during energy processing and conversion.

Energy Loss means the loss of energy during operation, management, production, transportation, distribution and storage, as well as the loss due to natural factors and other reasons. It excludes the loss during processing and conversion.

End-use Energy Consumption means the energy consumption in the last section of energy consumption, including the consumption of various energy sources used as fuel, raw materials and power. Such consumption represents the end of energy consumption, and the energy will not be put into use again as energy. End-use energy consumption does not include the input for energy processing and conversion, loss during the processing and conversion of energy, and energy loss.

Elasticity Coefficient of Energy Consumption means the ratio of growth rate of total energy consumption to the growth rate of GDP of Beijing.

Elasticity Coefficient of Electric Power Consumption means the ratio of growth rate of electric power consumption to the growth rate of GDP of Beijing.

Average Energy Consumption per RMB10000 GDP means the ratio of total energy consumption or energy consumption by variety to the GDP of Beijing.

Per-capital Energy Consumption by Households means the ratio of quantity of energy consumed by households to the total population.

Daily Energy Consumption means the ratio of energy consumption to the actual days in the same year.

Harmless Disposal Capacity of Waste means the quantity of domestic waste that can be disposed at harmless disposal facilities (sites) according to the process designed. Harmless disposal facilities (sites) must be domestic waste disposal facilities, including landfills, manure yards, incineration facilities and so on, which are designed, built, operated and managed in accordance with relevant technological, environmental, and sanitary standards and criterion.

Total Water Resources means the total volume of surface water and underground water caused by rainfall, excluding passing-by water.

Length of Drainage Pipelines means the total length of all main drain piles, trunk pipes, branch pipes, access manholes, and connector well entrances and exits, and so on. The length of single pipes shall be included. Namely, if there are two or more drain pipes parallel on a street, the length of every pipe shall be summed.

Waste Water Disposal Capacity means the designed capacity of waste water disposal for a waste water disposal plant (or facility).

In terms of extent, waste water disposal consists of the primary disposal, secondary disposal and tertiary disposal.

Primary Disposal is a disposal process focusing on deposition. It means a purification process removing the floating and suspended substances in waste water, mostly deposition.

Secondary Disposal is a disposal process focusing on biological disposal. It means a purification process further removing the colloids and resolvable organic substances in waste water after the process of primary disposal.

Tertiary Disposal is also known as senior or deep disposal. It means a disposal process further removing any pollutants that cannot be removed completely in the process of secondary disposal.

Volume of Waste Water Disposed means the volume of waste water actually disposed by waste water disposal plants and facilities, consisting of physical volume, biological volume and chemical volume of waste water disposed.

Rate of Waste Water Disposed means the ratio of waste water disposed to the total discharge of waste water. The formula is:

Rate of Waste Water Disposed = Waste Water Disposed / Total Discharge of Waste Water × 100%

Domestic Waste Removed and Transported means the quantity of waste collected and transported to waste treatment sites (plants) in the reporting period.

Excrement Removed and Transported means the quantity of excrement collected and transported to waste treatment sites (plants) in the reporting period.

Harmless Disposal of Domestic Waste means the total volume of waste disposed by simple disposal sites and harmless waste disposal sits (plants) in the reporting period. Simple disposal of waste means the total volume of waste by simple landfills. Harmless waste disposal means the total volume of waste disposed by harmless waste disposal sites (plants).

Rate of Harmless Disposal of Domestic Waste means the ratio of harmless waste disposal to the waste produced in the reporting period. The formula is:

Rate of Harmless Disposal of Domestic Waste = Harmless Waste Disposal / Waste Produced × 100%

In practical statistics, if it is hard to get data on the volume of domestic waste produced, the volume removed and transported may be used. 

Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) means the sum of COD emission in industrial waste water and the COD emission in domestic waste water. It means the amount of oxygen required when chemical oxidants are used to oxidize organic pollutants in water. A higher value of COD corresponds to more serious pollution by organic pollutants.

SO2 Emission means the sum of industrial SO2 emission and domestic SO2 emission in the reporting period.

Industrial Solid Wastes Utilized means the volume of solid wastes from which useful materials can be extracted or which can be converted into usable resources, energy or other materials by means of reclamation, processing, recycling and exchange (including utilizing in the year the stocks of industrial solid wastes of the previous year). Examples of such utilizations include fertilizers, building materials and road materials.

Green Land in Parks means the green land open to the public, with main function of strolling and relaxation, together with ecological, landscaping and disaster preventing functions, and with more than 65% green coverage, provided with multiple arbors, shrubs and ground-cover plants, along with certain facilities and artistic layouts. They include parks, community parks, street-side green land and other green land in gardens.

Green Land Coverage Rate means the ratio of area of green land in a region to the area of the region in the reporting period. The formula for calculating forest coverage rate is as follows:

Green Land Coverage Rate = Area of Green Land in a Region / Area of the Region × 100%

Forest Area means the area of forest where arbor trees grow with canopy density above 0.2 (and at 0.2) or forest area with crown width more than 10m, i.e. the area of land with forest. It is an important indicator reflecting the total area of forest resources. Forest Area includes the area of coniferous forest, broad leaf forest, mixed coniferous-broad-leaf forest and bamboo forest from both natural and artificial origins.   

Live Stumpage Reserves mean the total reserves volume of all trees on specific area of land, including trees in forest, trees in sparse forest, scattered trees and trees planted by the side of villages, farm houses and along roads and rivers.

Forest Reserves mean to the total volume of timber of forest tree trunks growing on specific area of forest, which are measured with cubic meters.

Number of Forest Fires means the number of all fires occurring in forests, woods, woodlands in and outside the urban districts, including forest fires, general fires, severe fires and super fires.