Table 1 Descriptive statistics of variables.

From: Evaluating China’s carbon neutrality transition: a system framework using a two-stage dynamic non-radial directional distance function

Year

Variable

Unit

Average

SD

Min

Max

2013

Population

10,000 persons

4507

2728

578

10,644

Energy

10,000 tce

14,250

8389

1720

35,358

GDP

100 million RMB

21,118

15,542

2122

62,475

CO2

10,000 mt

42,590

28,401

6236

121,092

Land

1000 hectares

19,315

18,292

587

84,220

EECEP

100 million RMB

111

60

23

308

CERC

10,000 tce

200

304

3

1532

Afforestation

hectares

200,348

165,763

862

805,156

Capital

100 million RMB

14,659

8953

2361

36,789

2014

Population

10,000 persons

4531

2740

583

10,724

Energy

10,000 tce

14,665

8536

1820

36,511

GDP

100 million RMB

22,781

16,810

2303

67,810

CO2

10,000 mt

43,135

29,159

6128

129,496

Land

1000 hectares

19,369

18,024

560

82,581

EECEP

100 million RMB

115

57

23

259

CERC

10,000 tce

250

344

7

1681

Afforestation

hectares

181,787

136,676

899

559,247

Capital

100 million RMB

16,823

10,331

2861

42,496

2015

Population

10,000 persons

4559

2759

588

10,849

Energy

10,000 tce

14,911

8681

1938

37,945

GDP

100 million RMB

24,058

18,046

2417

72,813

CO2

10,000 mt

43,185

30,122

5644

137,691

Land

1000 hectares

19,983

18,643

605

84,750

EECEP

100 million RMB

145

76

32

322

CERC

10,000 tce

300

373

12

1812

Afforestation

hectares

252,707

178,158

3241

704,054

Capital

100 million RMB

18,505

11,588

3211

48,312

2016

Population

10,000 persons

4588

2785

593

10,999

Energy

10,000 tce

15,192

8861

2006

38,723

GDP

100 million RMB

25,964

19,938

2572

80,855

CO2

10,000 mt

43723

31,421

6583

147,296

Land

1000 hectares

20,597

19,286

651

86,920

EECEP

100 million RMB

147

77

37

363

CERC

10,000 tce

418

467

17

2238

Afforestation

hectares

237,057

182,105

3941

618,484

Capital

100 million RMB

19,983

13,056

3528

53,323

2017

Population

10,000 persons

4616

2810

598

11,169

Energy

10,000 tce

15,562

8945

2103

38,684

GDP

100 million RMB

28,194

22,025

2625

89,705

CO2

10,000 mt

44,899

32,006

6293

146,785

Land

1000 hectares

21,211

19,952

696

89,090

EECEP

100 million RMB

174

102

36

458

CERC

10,000 tce

572

586

20

2716

Afforestation

hectares

252,485

199,791

2680

680,453

Capital

100 million RMB

21,501

14,161

3728

55,203

2018

Population

10,000 persons

4644

2834

603

11,346

Energy

10,000 tce

15,790

9388

2170

40,581

GDP

100 million RMB

30,441

23,731

2865

97,278

CO2

10,000 mt

46,338

34,464

6156

151,944

Land

1000 hectares

22,144

21,106

778

93,165

EECEP

100 million RMB

194

120

61

567

CERC

10,000 tce

739

678

25

3117

Afforestation

hectares

240,030

173,045

3183

600,956

Capital

100 million RMB

22,669

14,836

3344

55,994

2019

Population

10,000 persons

4668

2855

608

11,521

Energy

10,000 tce

16,311

9632

2264

41,390

GDP

100 million RMB

32,788

25,775

2966

107,671

CO2

10,000 mt

48,034

35,920

6077

155,782

Land

1000 hectares

23,077

22,283

860

97,240

EECEP

100 million RMB

231

141

54

747

CERC

10,000 tce

856

744

33

3391

Afforestation

hectares

242,626

177,036

5003

720,285

Capital

100 million RMB

23,986

15,785

3000

58,850

2020

Population

10,000 persons

4688

3004

593

12,624

Energy

10,000 tce

16,534

9817

2271

41,845

GDP

100 million RMB

33,684

26,489

3006

110,761

CO2

10,000 mt

48,457

36,762

5617

154,381

Land

1000 hectares

23,080

22,290

860

97,239

EECEP

100 million RMB

198

114

49

518

CERC

10,000 tce

991

823

41

3739

Afforestation

hectares

226,975

154,978

2535

649,981

Capital

100 million RMB

25,462

16,990

2691

61,851

2021

Population

10,000 persons

4690

3011

594

12,684

Energy

10,000 tce

17,462

10,333

2446

44,611

GDP

100 million RMB

37,855

29,776

3347

124,370

CO2

10,000 mt

50,520

37,028

6715

154,397

Land

1000 hectares

23,083

22,297

860

97,238

EECEP

100 million RMB

174

99

47

494

CERC

10,000 tce

1338

1120

41

4823

Afforestation

hectares

121,937

94,778

2740

338,830

Capital

100 million RMB

27,277

18,322

2750

65,439

2022

Population

10,000 persons

4687

3010

595

12,657

Energy

10,000 tce

17,844

10,823

2424

48,167

GDP

100 million RMB

40,044

31,126

3610

129,119

CO2

10,000 mt

50,863

37,406

6421

147,678

Land

1000 hectares

23,086

22,304

860

97,237

EECEP

100 million RMB

173

90

29

465

CERC

10,000 tce

1620

1279

58

5407

Afforestation

hectares

137,420

106,862

35

381,952

Capital

100 million RMB

28,824

19,672

3030

67,925

  1. tce is tons of standard coal equivalent, RMB is renminbi, and mt is metric tons.