Cairo, Egypt
| PART 1: Definition of Megacity | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | Comments |
| Brinkhoff population (2010) | 15,200,000 | |||
| Population | 16,506,701 | 19,109,760 | 20,495,461 | |
| Population growth rate 2001-11 | 24.16 | |||
| GDP (millions) | survey numbers too low | |||
| >GDP (PPP adjusted US dollars, millions) | 33,501 | World Bank 2008 | ||
| *10-year growth rate in GDP 2001 to 2011 (%) | ||||
| 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) | 17,393.00 | |||
| Urbanized area (km2) | 1,573.40 | |||
| Heating degree days | 440.00 | |||
| Cooling degree days | 574.00 | |||
| Annnual precipitation (mm) | 26.00 | |||
| Annual solar radiation (k Wh/m2) | 2,600.00 | |||
| Building gross floor area (m2) - total | 3,085,100 | total | ||
| >total per capita | 0.15 | excludes informal settlements | ||
| >residential | 2,036,166 | estimate | ||
| >residential per capita | 10.64 | estimate; includes informal settlements | ||
| >commercial & institutional | 586,169 | estimate | ||
| >industrial | 462,765 | estimate | ||
| PART 3: Urban Metabolism | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | Comments |
| Energy (Stationary) | ||||
| Electricity consumption (GWh) - renewable | 318.32 | 532.84 | 1,523.37 | |
| Electricity consumption (GWh) - grid | 19,762.60 | 22,044.60 | 29,374.10 | year 2004 |
| Electrical line losses (GWh) | 3,440.40 | 3,482.80 | ||
| *Total electricity consumption (GWh) | 20,080.92 | 22,577.44 | 30,897.47 | |
| *Total electricity consumption (TJ) | 72,291.31 | 81,278.78 | 111,230.89 | |
| *10-year growth rate 2001-2011 (%) | 53.86 | |||
| Natural gas (TJ) | 62,329.30 | 216,581.00 | 232,860.00 | |
| Fuel oil (TJ) | 4,409.90 | 5,214.30 | 1,142.20 | |
| Coal (TJ) | 213.40 | 257.30 | 275.10 | |
| Biomass/biofuels (TJ) | 13,926.30 | 15,277.80 | 16,686.80 | |
| Other | ||||
| *Total energy consumption (heating + ind. fuels) (TJ) | 80,878.90 | 237,330.40 | 250,964.10 | |
| *Total energy consumption (res & comm heating) (TJ) | ||||
| Energy (Mobile) | ||||
| Gasoline (TJ) | 5,129.58 | 5,853.42 | 7,451.70 | |
| Diesel (TJ) | 7,955.90 | 9,551.00 | 11,921.30 | |
| Jet fuel (TJ) | 81,509.45 | 98,096.72 | 96,625.27 | |
| Marine fuel (TJ) | ||||
| Other | ||||
| *Total energy consumption (transportation) excl. marine/jet fuel (TJ) | 13,085.48 | 15,404.42 | 19,373.00 | |
| *10-year growth rate | 48.05 | |||
| *Total energy consumption (stationary + mobile) (TJ) | 166,255.70 | 334,013.60 | 381,568.00 | |
| *2011 total | 381,568.00 | |||
| *2006 total | 334,013.60 | |||
| **2001 total | 166,255.70 | |||
| *10-year growth rate 2001-2011 (%) | 129.51 | |||
| Water | ||||
| Consumption (ML) -- excluding line losses | 1,257,882.35 | 1,910,830.85 | 2,797,707.85 | |
| Line losses (ML) | 171,550.00 | |||
| >Line losses as a percentage of consumption (%) | 6.1% | |||
| *Total water consumption (ML) excluding line losses | 1,257,882.35 | 1,910,830.85 | 2,797,707.85 | |
| *Total water consumption (ML) including line losses | 1,257,882.35 | 1,910,830.85 | 2,969,257.85 | |
| Production (ML) | 2,472,875.00 | 2,755,750.00 | 3,202,875.00 | |
| Production - surface water (ML) | 1,965,981.50 | 2,330,981.30 | 2,695,981.30 | |
| Production - ground water (ML) | 105,397.40 | 109,114.60 | 141,893.80 | |
| *10-year growth rate in water consumption 2001-2011 (%) | 122.41 | |||
| Wastewater | ||||
| Volume (ML) | 438,000.00 | 2,664,500.00 | 3,066,000.00 | yrs 2006 and 10 include industrial wastewater |
| Loading (kt BOD) | na | na | na | |
| Waste | ||||
| Solid waste disposal - land (Kt) | 3,776.93 | 4,662.88 | 6,535.37 | |
| Waste incineration (Kt) | 2,111.24 | 2,872.00 | 3,025.32 | |
| *Total solid waste disposal (kt) | 5,888.16 | 7,534.87 | 9,560.68 | |
| *10-year growth rate in solid waste disposal 2001-2011 (%) | 62.37 | |||
| Electricity sources | ||||
| Coal (%) | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.03 | |
| Oil (%) | 61.24 | 51.85 | 48.05 | |
| Natural gas (%) | 33.69 | 43.65 | 49.4 | |
| Hydropower (%) | 4.95 | 4.28 | 3.95 | |
| Nuclear (%) | na | na | na | |
| Off-site wind (%) | 0.05 | 0.18 | 0.21 | |
| Off-site solar (%) | na | na | 219 GWh | divide by total elec. consmption |
| Other | ||||
| GHG emissions factor (t CO2e / GWh) | ||||
| Electricity consumption (2011) | ||||
| residential (%) | 42.3 | |||
| commercial/institutional (%) | 8 | |||
| industrial (%) | 31.4 | |||
| transportation (%) | 9.4 | |||
| other | 9.1 | gov't, agric | ||
| Stationary energy consumption (2011) | ||||
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| other | ||||
| Materials (2011) | ||||
| Building materials | ||||
| Cement | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | ||||
| >production (Kt) | 37,063.00 | |||
| >consumption (Kt) | ||||
| Steel | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | ||||
| >production (Kt) | 5,382.00 | quantity also given for iron ore / phosphate | ||
| >consumption (Kt) | ||||
| Other | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | ||||
| >production (Kt) | ||||
| >consumption (Kt) | ||||
| Food | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | ||||
| >production (Kt) | 54,912,572.00 | quantities given for 16 different food products | ||
| >consumption (Kt) | ||||
| Other | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | ||||
| >production (Kt) | ||||
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