I. Dataset content features

i. Abstract

The datasets are socioeconomic data of China, which mainly Population by county, rural output value by county, rural electricity consumption, area of agricultural land, output of crops, total power of agricultural machinery, area sown by crops, total output of meat, the gross annual value of counties in1985-1999. They are collected and organized by Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and include Fertilizer consumption by county(1985,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991),county rural output(1985,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991)There is totally 98 files in .xlsx format in county level. They can be used to study on nation economic development, sustainable development of Chinese counties .

ii. Elements (content fields)

The datasets are named as “Statistics on rural economy in China's counties from 1985 to 1999”, which include 98 data files. There are mainly 9 data name for different years (1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999) and they are described as table 1.

iii. Temporal cover Time of the dataset include1985,1987, 1988,1989,1990,1991,1993,1994,1995,1997,1999 iv. Spatial cover The covered area of the dataset includes total counties and districts of China. For example in Beijing, there are 8 districts named Changping, Shunyi, Tongxian, Daxing, Pinggu, Huairou, Miyun, and Yanqing. II. Subject/industry scope of dataset/atlas i. Subject scope Earth Science, environmental sciences, regional sustainable development, geography. ii. Industry scope Urban and rural development services, rural construction and planning. iii. Other classifications (optional)

III. Accuracy of dataset/atlas i. Time frequency County level. ii. Spatial reference, accuracy, and granularity The dataset is test data without spatial reference, the minimal granularity of the dataset is a county. IV. Dataset/atlas storage management i. Data quantity The volume of the dataset is 5.10MB. ii. Type format The dataset is stored in hard disk with a format of Microsoft Excel (.xlsx). iii. Update management Unscheduled update. V. Quality control of the dataset/atlas i. Data sources (condition selection) Social statistics ii. Methods of the data acquisition and processing (condition selection) The data comes from remote sensing images, and the data is processed through ArcGIS, and the data is exported and presented using EXCEL. VI. Sharing and usage method of the dataset/atlas i. Sharing methods and restrictions Full and open sharing. ii. Contact information of the sharing service (condition selection) Online link address: Contact Information for Service： Name: Yuan Yuelei Address：11A, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS. Zip Code：100101 E-mail: wdc-rre@lreis.ac.cn iii. Conditions and methods of usage The dataset can be read by Microsoft Office software. VII. Intellectual property rights of the dataset/atlas i. Property rights (optional) Intellectual property of the dataset belonged to Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS. ii. Reference method of the dataset/atlas Socioeconomic data of China, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences [Establishment organization], 2003. World Data Center for Renewable Resources and Environment [Communication agency], 2017-3-4. iii. Usage contacts of the datasets/atlas Name: Yuan Yuelei Address：11A, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS. Zip Code：100101 E-mail: wdc-rre@lreis.ac.cn VIII. Others (optional) In addition to the above, other information must also be explained.