Table 1 Sustainable agricultural development infrastructure index.

From: Rainfall’s impact on agricultural production and government poverty reduction efficiency in China

Normative layer

Indicator layer

Indicator stratum II

Unit

Level of infrastructure for sustainable agricultural development

Post and telecommunications infrastructure

telephone penetration

%

Internet penetration

%

Volume of telecommunication services

billions

Density of post office distribution

(units/km2 )

Ecological and environmental infrastructure

Non-hazardous domestic waste disposal rate

Public toilets per 10,000 population

Daily sewage treatment capacity

Parkland per capita

green coverage

%

collars

cubic metre

metre

%

Water resources and drainage infrastructure

Density of water pipes

Density of drainage pipes

Total water supply

Water penetration rate

Km/km2

Km/km2

cubic metre

%

Energy power infrastructure

Total gas supply

cubic metre

electricity supply

billion kilowatt-hours

Gas pipeline density

Gas penetration rate

Km/km2

%

Transport and logistics infrastructure

Road area per capita

road network density

metre

Km/km2

Operational line network density

Public transport vehicles per 10,000 population

Total public transport passenger traffic

Km/km2

classifier for wheeled vehicles

ten thousand visits

  1. Source: Geng and Li61.