Land resources are divided according to the current utilization situation. The cultivated land area is 4092900 hectares, accounting for 27.65% of the total land area of the province. The per capita cultivated land is about 0.096 hectares, of which about 80% is distributed in the plain area of central Liaoning and the valley area of low mountains and hills in northwest Liaoning; The garden area is 598500 hectares, accounting for 4.04% of the land area; Forest land area 569.07 ten thousand Hectare, accounting for 38.47% of the total land area, is the largest category of all kinds of land. The eastern mountainous area is the forestry base of the province, and also an ecological barrier to adjust the climate and other natural environments of the province. Other areas are mainly protected ecological forests such as windbreak and sand fixation; The pasture area is 350100 hectares, accounting for 2.37% of the total land area, mainly distributed in the northwest; Other agricultural land covers 499600 hectares, accounting for 3.38% of the land area; The area of residential area and independent industrial and mining land is 1134700 hectares; Accounting for 7.67% of the land area; The traffic land area is 88200 hectares, accounting for 0.6% of the total land area; The land for water conservancy facilities is 148000 hectares, accounting for 1% of the total land area; The unused land area is 1.3831 million hectares, accounting for 9.3% of the total land area.
In 2006, the average precipitation and river runoff of the whole province were less than the multi-year average. The storage capacity of the reservoir is also less than that of the normal year, the groundwater level drops slightly, and the quality of water resources has not changed significantly. The average precipitation of the whole province throughout the year was 597.9 mm, and the total precipitation was 87.03 billion cubic meters, 11.8% less than the annual average and 19% less than the previous year. The spatial and temporal distribution differences were large. The total amount of water resources in the province is 26.136 billion cubic meters, 23.5% less than the annual average. Among them, the amount of surface water resources is 23.394 billion cubic meters, and the amount of groundwater resources is 9.159 billion cubic meters, 26.5% less than the annual average. The repeated calculation amount of surface water and groundwater is 6.417 billion cubic meters. The total water consumption of the province was 14.124 billion cubic meters, an increase of 798 million cubic meters over the previous year. The water consumption for farmland irrigation is 8.733 billion cubic meters, accounting for 61.8% of the total water consumption; The water consumption of forestry, animal husbandry, fishery and livestock is 514 million cubic meters, accounting for 3.6% of the total water consumption; Industrial water consumption is 2.454 billion cubic meters, accounting for 17.4% of the total water consumption; Urban public water consumption is 672 million cubic meters, accounting for 4.8% of the total water consumption; The domestic water consumption of urban and rural residents is 1.56 billion cubic meters, accounting for 11.0% of the total water consumption; Ecological environment water consumption is 191 million cubic meters, accounting for 1.4% of the total water consumption.
Animal resources Liaoning has a wide range of animals, including 827 species of amphibians, mammals, reptiles, birds, 7 classes, 62 orders, 210 families, 492 genera. Among them, there are 6 national Class I protected animals, 68 Class II protected animals and 107 Class III protected animals. Animals with scientific value and economic significance include white stork, red crowned crane, abdominal snake, claw salamander, red fox, seal, dolphin, etc. There are more than 400 kinds of birds, accounting for 31% of all bird species in China.
Aquatic Resources Liaoning is rich in biological resources with a wide variety of species, including three categories and more than 520 kinds. 107 species of the first type plankton; There are more than 280 kinds of benthos in the second category, mainly clams, clams, abalone, sea urchins, oysters, sea cucumbers, scallops, etc; The third category includes 137 species of nekton, including cephalopods and mammals. There are 117 kinds of benthos and nekton directly used by coastal fishing industry in the province, of which more than 70 kinds are economically valuable, such as small yellow croaker, large yellow croaker, hairtail, Spanish mackerel, cod, pomfret, etc; There are more than 20 kinds of shrimps, mainly prawns, hairy shrimps, green shrimps, etc; There are more than 10 kinds of crabs, mainly swimming crabs and Chinese mitten handed crabs; There are more than 20 kinds of shellfish, mainly clams, clams, clams, etc. The production potential of developing offshore fisheries in the province is considerable. The secondary production capacity of offshore waters reaches 3.2 million tons, including 1 million tons of potential production of shellfish culture on beaches, nearly 1.5 million tons of potential production of coastal animals, and 700000 tons of potential production of deep-water animals. At present, only one third of the production capacity of the water area is used. There are 119 kinds of freshwater resources in the inland waters of the province, including 97 kinds of typical freshwater fishes, 15 kinds of estuarine migratory fishes, and 7 kinds of saltwater and freshwater fishes. There are more than 20 kinds of freshwater fishes with high economic value, such as carp, crucian carp, tilapia, silver carp, herring, black carp, rainbow trout, loach and pond fish; Freshwater shrimps and crabs include 5 species, such as Macrobrachium nipponense and Eriocheir sinensis; There are 7 species of freshwater shellfish, such as Anodonta serrata and Oncomelania ruralis.
Plant resources There are more than 2200 species of 161 families of plants in Liaoning, of which more than 1300 species are of economic value. There are more than 830 kinds of medicinal products, such as ginseng, asarum, schisandra, codonopsis pilosula, gastrodia elata, gentian, etc; There are more than 70 kinds of wild fruits and starch brewing, such as mountain grapes, kiwi fruit, mountain lilies, pear, etc; 89 kinds of aromatic oils, such as evening primrose, peppermint, rose, etc; There are 149 kinds of oils, such as pine nuts, cocklebur, wild vegetables, miscellaneous materials, fibers, etc.
According to the results of the fourth review of continuous inventory of forest resources in Liaoning Province (2000), the province's existing forest land area is 6.344 million hectares, including 4.641 million hectares of forest land (including 1.415 million hectares of economic forest), accounting for 73.16% of forest land; The area of open forest land is 56900 hectares, accounting for 0.9%; The area of shrubbery is 227500 hectares, accounting for 3.58%; The area of uncultivated forest land is 173700 hectares, accounting for 2.74%; The area without forest land is 1.239 million hectares, accounting for 19.52%; Nursery is 6300 hectares, accounting for 0.1%. The forest coverage rate is 31.84%. The total volume of standing trees in the province is 185 million cubic meters, the forest area is 3.226 million hectares, and the forest volume is 175 million cubic meters, of which the young forest area is 1.624 million hectares, and the volume is 29.03 million cubic meters, accounting for 50.34% and 16.61% of the forest area and volume respectively; The area of middle aged forest is 1.055 million hectares, with a storage of 80.67 million cubic meters, accounting for 32.72% and 46.15% respectively; The area of near mature forest is 303300 hectares, and the stock volume is 37.1 million cubic meters, accounting for 9.39% and 21.23% respectively; The area of mature and over mature forests is 243300 hectares, and the storage volume is 27.97 million cubic meters, accounting for 7.55% and 16.01% respectively.
The total area of planted forests in the province is 2.676 million hectares, accounting for 57.66% of the total forest land area in the province, of which the forest stand area is 1.507 million hectares; The area of economic plantation is 1.169 million hectares. The natural forest area of the province is 1.965 million hectares, accounting for 42.34% of the forest land area, of which the natural forest area is 1.719 million hectares; The natural economic forest covers 246400 hectares.
Mineral resources Liaoning is located in the northern margin of the Pacific Rim mineralization, with superior geological and metallogenic conditions, rich mineral resources, complete varieties and good geographical conditions. At present, 110 kinds of minerals have been found, 66 of which have obtained proven reserves (excluding oil, natural gas, coalbed methane, radioactive minerals, groundwater and mineral water), and 672 mineral sites. Of the 45 major minerals that have a significant impact on the national economy, there are 36 kinds of 620 mining areas in Liaoning Province. Liaoning's magnesite is the dominant mineral in the world, with good quality and shallow burial. The mineral reserve is 2.56 billion tons, accounting for about 85.6% of the country and 25% of the world respectively. There are also six advantageous minerals in the country, including boron, iron, diamond, talc, jade, and oil. The mineral reserve accounts for 56.4% (boron ore), 24.0% (iron ore), and 51.4% (diamond) of the country respectively , 20.1% (talc) and 7.9% (oil), of which boron ore, iron ore and diamond rank first in the country, talc and jade rank second in the country, and oil ranks fourth in the country. There are 16 kinds of minerals with comparative advantages, including coal, coal-bed methane, natural gas, manganese, molybdenum, gold, silver, flux limestone, metallurgical dolomite, metallurgical quartzite, wollastonite, glass quartzite, perlite, refractory clay, cement limestone, zeolite, etc.
