Table 6 Land suitable for Jatropha curcas planting in China (103 hectare) [88, 89]
From: Regional water footprints of potential biofuel production in China
Land classification | Guangxi | Yunnan | Guizhou | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Suitable | Less suitable | Suitable | Less suitable | Suitable | Less suitable | |
Open forest land | 1153 | 1378 | 53.0 | 814.2 | 0.2 | 290.3 |
High coverage grassland | 503.1 | 703 | 126.2 | 1085.1 | 0 | 1.7 |
Moderate coverage grassland | 81.6 | 97.9 | 32.2 | 443.9 | 9.3 | 244 |
Low coverage grassland | 2.5 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 27.7 | 0.5 | 29.1 |
Beaches | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Beachland | 10 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
Bare land | 0.9 | 0 | Â | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
Suitable land for Jatropha | 1249.5 | 1487.2 | 92.1 | 1291.8 | 10.0 | 563.4 |
Modified area for Jatropha | 999.6 | 1189.8 | 73.7 | 1033.4 | 8.0 | 450.7 |