As of September 2023, around 45 percent of the surface water in China had been categorized as Grade II, which serves mainly as drinking water and belongs to surface water source primary protection zone in China.
Distribution of surface water in China as of September 2023, by water quality
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Distribution of surface water in China as of September 2023, by water quality [Graph], Ministry of Ecology and Environment (China) (China National Environmental Monitoring Centre), November 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1064877/china-share-of-surface-water-by-quality/