Table 3 Area of different Spatial trends in RSEI at various levels of the mine and their percentages.

From: Spatiotemporal dynamics of ecological quality and its drivers in Shanxi Province and its planned mining areas

Mine grade

RSEI

Trends RSEI

2000–2020

Land area (km2)

Percentage

Level I

Rise

SR

9722.99

84.57

NSR

1339.99

11.66

Relative stable

RS

107.73

0.94

Decline

NSD

209.66

1.82

SD

116.02

1.01

Level II

Rise

SR

3394.31

52.97

NSR

1822.28

28.44

Relative stable

RS

248.61

3.88

Decline

NSD

624.83

9.75

SD

318.22

4.97

Level III

Rise

SR

8664.76

54.63

NSR

4592.59

28.96

Relative stable

RS

612.40

3.86

Decline

NSD

1200.77

7.57

SD

788.91

4.97