Beijing, China
| PART 1: Definition of Megacity | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | Comments |
| Brinkhoff population (2010) | 13,600,000 | |||
| Population | 13,851,000 | 16,010,000 | 20,186,000 | |
| Population growth rate 2001-11 | 45.74 | |||
| GDP (millions) | 370,800 | 811,780 | 1,625,190 | Chinese yuan |
| >GDP (PPP adjusted US dollars, millions) | 112,364 | 231,937 | 386,950 | |
| *10-year growth rate in GDP 2001 to 2011 (%) | 244.37 | |||
| Formal gov't for metro area (yes/no)? | Y | |||
| > 1 coordinating bodies (yes/no)? | Y | |||
| PART 2: Biophysical Characteristics | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | Comments |
| Land area (km2) | 16,411.00 | 16,411.00 | 16,411.00 | |
| Urbanized area (km2) | 3,377.15 | |||
| Heating degree days | 2,955.00 | |||
| Cooling degree days | 218.00 | |||
| Annnual precipitation (mm) | 720.60 | |||
| Annual solar radiation (k Wh/m2) | ||||
| Building gross floor area (m2) - total | 377,165,000 | 570,690,000 | 809,860,000 | total |
| >total per capita | 27.23 | 35.65 | 40.12 | |
| >residential | 201,095,000 | 326,650,000 | 441,130,000 | |
| >residential per capita | 14.52 | 20.40 | 21.85 | |
| >commercial & institutional | 176,070,000 | 244,040,000 | 368,730,000 | non-residential |
| >industrial | ||||
| PART 3: Urban Metabolism | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | Comments |
| Energy (Stationary) | ||||
| Electricity consumption (GWh) - renewable | ||||
| Electricity consumption (GWh) - grid | 36,319.00 | 57,535.00 | 80,686.00 | |
| Electrical line losses (GWh) | 3,511.00 | 4,364.00 | 4,682.00 | |
| *Total electricity consumption (GWh) | 36,319.00 | 57,535.00 | 80,686.00 | |
| *Total electricity consumption (TJ) | 130,748.40 | 207,126.00 | 290,469.60 | |
| *10-year growth rate 2001-2011 (%) | 122.16 | |||
| Natural gas (TJ) | ||||
| Fuel oil (TJ) | ||||
| Coal (TJ) | ||||
| Biomass/biofuels (TJ) | ||||
| Other | 622,978.85 | 728,408.16 | 652,342.88 | total non-electric sources (Tj) |
| *Total energy consumption (heating + ind. fuels) (TJ) | 622,978.85 | 728,408.16 | 652,342.88 | |
| *Total energy consumption (res & comm heating) (TJ) | 295,511.33 | |||
| Energy (Mobile) | includes jet fuel; see survey notes | |||
| Gasoline (TJ) | 59,375.28 | 119,372.81 | 167,783.49 | |
| Diesel (TJ) | 43,940.89 | 75,285.05 | 102,603.65 | |
| Jet fuel (TJ) | ||||
| Marine fuel (TJ) | ||||
| Other | 62.72 | fuel oil | ||
| 53,232.27 | 99,069.61 | 185,739.38 | kerosene | |
| *Total energy consumption (transportation) excl. marine/jet fuel (TJ) | 156,548.43 | 293,727.47 | 456,189.24 | |
| *10-year growth rate | 191.40 | |||
| *Total energy consumption (stationary + mobile) (TJ) | 910,275.69 | 1,229,261.63 | 1,399,001.73 | |
| *2011 total | 1,399,001.73 | |||
| *2006 total | 1,229,261.63 | |||
| **2001 total | 910,275.69 | |||
| *10-year growth rate 2001-2011 (%) | 53.69 | |||
| Water | ||||
| Consumption (ML) -- excluding line losses | 3,890,000 | 3,430,000 | 3,600,000 | |
| Line losses (ML) | 595,170 | 524,790 | 550,800 | |
| >Line losses as a percentage of consumption (%) | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.3% | |
| *Total water consumption (ML) excluding line losses | 3,890,000 | 3,430,000 | 3,600,000 | |
| *Total water consumption (ML) including line losses | 4,485,170 | 3,954,790 | 4,150,800 | |
| Production (ML) | 3,890,000 | 3,430,000 | 3,600,000 | |
| Production - surface water (ML) | 1,170,000 | 570,000 | 480,000 | |
| Production - ground water (ML) | 2,720,000 | 2,220,000 | 1,880,000 | |
| *10-year growth rate in water consumption 2001-2011 (%) | -7.46 | |||
| Wastewater | ||||
| Volume (ML) | 865,415 | 1,292,100 | 1,455,430 | |
| Loading (kt BOD) | 170.00 | 109.87 | 193.20 | kt COD not BOD |
| Waste | ||||
| Solid waste disposal - land (Kt) | 4,683.00 | 4,295.70 | ||
| Waste incineration (Kt) | 98 | 944.6 | ||
| *Total solid waste disposal (kt) | 4,781.00 | 5,240.30 | ||
| *10-year growth rate in solid waste disposal 2001-2011 (%) | #DIV/0! | |||
| 196.00 | 991 (Other) | compost | ||
| Electricity sources | ||||
| Coal (%) | 89.51 | 62.29 | 43.54 | |
| Oil (%) | 6.46 | 14.09 | 9.84 | |
| Natural gas (%) | 0.23 | 0 | 27.8 | |
| Hydropower (%) | 3.8 | 21.07 | 12.29 | |
| Nuclear (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Off-site wind (%) | 0 | 2.55 | 6.16 | includes solar |
| Off-site solar (%) | ||||
| Other | ||||
| GHG emissions factor (t CO2e / GWh) | 952.86 | 748.8 | 608.51 | |
| Electricity consumption (2011) | ||||
| residential (%) | 17.9 | |||
| commercial/institutional (%) | 11.34 | |||
| industrial (%) | 29.8 | |||
| transportation (%) | 7.7 | |||
| other | ||||
| Stationary energy consumption (2011) | ||||
| residential (%) | 32.1 | |||
| commercial/institutional (%) | 13.2 | |||
| industrial (%) | 32.0 | |||
| other | ||||
| Materials (2011) | ||||
| Building materials | ||||
| Cement | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | ||||
| >production (Kt) | 7,273.00 | 10,163.00 | 9,232.90 | |
| >consumption (Kt) | ||||
| Steel | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | ||||
| >production (Kt) | 8,090.00 | 12,694.00 | 2,895.80 | |
| >consumption (Kt) | ||||
| Other | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | ||||
| >production (Kt) | ||||
| >consumption (Kt) | ||||
| Food | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | ||||
| >production (Kt) | 6,376.00 | |||
| >consumption (Kt) | 4,596.00 | |||
| Other | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | ||||
| >production (Kt) | ||||
| >consumption (Kt) | ||||
