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Share of cities affected by acid rain China 2013-2017, by frequency

Share of cities affected by acid rain in China from 2013 to 2017, by frequency

The data displays the share of cities affected by acid rain in China from 2013 to 2017, by frequency. In 2017, about 36.1% of monitored cities had experienced acid rain, whereas 2.8% of monitored cities had experienced an acid rain frequency of 75% or above.

Total share of cities affected by acid rain 44.4 44.3 40.4 38.8 36.1
Frequency of acid rain > 25% 27.5 26.6 20.8 20.3 16.8
Frequency of acid rain > 75% 9.1 9.1 5 3.8 2.8