China’s new Eurasian ambitions: the environmental risks of the Silk Road Economic Belt

Figures & data

Figure 1. The number of ISO 14001 certificates in China, Japan, South Korea, US, and Russia, 2005–2015. Source: ISO (2016).

Figure 2. China’s import of petroleum oil and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude, 2015. Source: United Nations (2016).

Table 1. Import of non-renewable resources to China, 2015.

Import of natural gas in gaseous state (commodity code: 271121)			Import of natural liquefied gas (commodity code: 271111)
Country	Million USD$	%	Country	Million USD$	%
Turkmenistan	7,682	79.2	Qatar	2817,74	31,7
Myanmar	1,588	16.4	Australia	1630,34	18,3
Uzbekistan	371	3.9	Malaysia	1416,38	15,9
Kazakhstan	49	0.5	Indonesia	1247,97	14,1
US	0.13	0.01	Nigeria	180,866	2
			Russia	107,885	1,2
			Rest of the world	1497,30	16,8
Total gas in gaseous state	9,690	100	Total liquefied gas	8,899	100

Source: United Nations (2016).

Table 2. Import of renewable resources to China, 2015.

Import of fish, crustaceans, mollusks and other aquatic invertebrates (commodity code: 03)			Import of wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (commodity code: 44)
Country	Million $USD	%	Country	Million $USD	%
Russia	1171,79	18,5	Russia	3125,939	16,8
USA	1084,758	17,2	USA	2219,512	11,9
Norway	339,62	5,4	Canada	1497,17	8
Canada	547,49	8,6	New Zealand	1344,237	7,2
New Zealand	356,92	5,6	Thailand	1261,271	6,8
Japan	248,272	3,9	Indonesia	983,829	5,3
Indonesia	277,11	4,4	Viet Nam	864,195	4,7
Chile	160,125	2,5	Lao People's Dem. Rep.	479,963	2,6
Thailand	166,18	2,6	Papua New Guinea	678,708	3,6
Other Asia	193,748	3	Australia	840,835	4,5
Rest of the world	1789,95	28,3	Rest of the world	5331,359	28,6
Total	6335,95	100	Total	18627	100

Source: United Nations (2016).

Table 3. China’s accumulated worldwide investment, 2005–2015 (USD billion).

Australia	East Asia		West Asia		Sub-Saharan Africa		North America		Europe		South America		Arab World, Middle East and North Africa
	Indonesia	31,9	Russia	37,7	Nigeria	36,8	US	134,3	UK	38,1	Brazil	45,5	Saudi Arabia	27,2
	Rest of region	137,7	Kazakhstan	27,5	Ethiopia	20,6	Canada	45,3	France	19,8	Venezuela	17,2	Algeria	21,6
			Rest of region	114	Rest of region	184	Rest of region	15	Rest of region	145	Rest of region	62,2	Rest of region	77,6
87	Total	170	Total	179	Total	241	Total	195	Total	203	Total	125	Total	126

Source: American Enterprise Institute and the Heritage Foundation (2016).

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