18-7   Basic Statistics on Urban Gardens and Green Areas in Cities
Item	1995	2000	2003
Total Area of Parks, Gardens and Green Areas in Cities (hectare)	13481	19124	20540
Public Green Areas	1576	2281	3125
Public Green and Garden Areas Per 10 000 Population (hectare)	41.5	53.4	41.7
Afforestation-coverage Rate of Urban districts (%)	24.2	29.1	30.7
Per-Capitall public Green Areas (sq.m)	5.1	6.4	6.3
Number of Parks and Zoos	55	84	109
Area of Parks and Zoos (hectare)	1331	1568	2187
Number of Visitors of Parks and Zoos In the Year (10 000 person-times)	895	686	772