Figure 1.
The chart compares the number and growth rate of green factories across eight batches. The vertical axis on the left represents the number of factories, and the axis on the right shows the growth rate in percentage. Batch 1 has 201 factories with a growth rate of 0, Batch 2 has 208 with 3.5 percent growth, Batch 3 shows a peak at 391 factories with 88 percent growth, and Batch 4 increases to 602 with 54 percent growth. Batch 5 records 719 factories and 19.4 percent growth, followed by Batch 6 with 662 and negative 7.9 percent growth. Batch 7 rises to 874 with 32 percent growth, while Batch 8 reaches the highest count of 1,488 factories and 70.3 percent growth. The overall pattern indicates alternating phases of rapid increase and temporary decline in growth.The number and growth rate of green factories by batch in China during 2017–2023
Source: Authors’ own work