Table 1 Descriptive statistics.

From: Exploring the effectiveness of fiscal decentralization in environmental expenditure based on the CO2 ecological footprint in urban China

Variables

Explanations

Unit

Mean

SD

Min

Median

Max

N

CEF

CO2 ecological footprint per capita

gha per person

0.447

0.504

0.011

0.285

5.909

2530

ILEPE

Intensity of local environmental protection expenditure

‰ of GDP

6.397

8.181

0.396

4.689

160.400

2530

popsize

Resident population

104 people

471.600

347.800

53.000

386.600

3188.000

2530

urbanrate

Proportion of urban population

%

54.120

14.490

22.280

51.940

100.000

2530

pergdp

GDP per capita

Current 103 USD

7.252

4.407

1.232

5.989

31.340

2530

indust

Proportion of secondary industry in GDP

%

46.840

9.905

11.710

46.860

84.090

2530

fdi

Foreign capital amount/GDP

%

2.365

6.077

0.001

1.369

128.200

2530

grpatent

Number of green patent applications

quantity

417.300

1380.000

1

61

24,100

2530