Farming intensity data were water withdrawal per irrigated area, estimated using the latest 2015 total farming irrigation. Industrial intensity data were water withdrawal per industrial output. They w
The subsector industrial output data were proofed and corrected by the authors, according to the China City Statistical Yearbook. We regarded the China City Statistical Yearbook as consistent and true
For method validation, we additionally estimated 2012 data, using an identical methodology, because Zhou et al. (2020) merely provided data before 2013. These data were attached separately and extende
