Delhi, India
| PART 1: Definition of Megacity | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | Comments |
| Brinkhoff population (2010) | 23,200,000 | |||
| Population | 13,850,507 | 16,200,000 | 16,753,235 | |
| Population growth rate 2001-11 | 20.96 | |||
| GDP (millions) | 668,660 | 1,005,350 | 2,644,950 | Indian rupee; years 05 & 10 |
| >GDP (PPP adjusted US dollars, millions) | 49,166 | 68,391 | 141,441 | |
| *10-year growth rate in GDP 2001 to 2011 (%) | 187.68 | |||
| 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) | 1,483.00 | |||
| Urbanized area (km2) | 1,113.65 | |||
| Heating degree days | 396.00 | |||
| Cooling degree days | 1,174.00 | |||
| Annnual precipitation (mm) | 708.10 | |||
| Annual solar radiation (k Wh/m2) | 1,792.15 | |||
| Building gross floor area (m2) - total | 67,850,000 | |||
| >total per capita | 4.05 | |||
| >residential | 55,410,000 | |||
| >residential per capita | 3.31 | |||
| >commercial & institutional | 8,520,000 | |||
| >industrial | 3,920,000 | |||
| PART 3: Urban Metabolism | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | Comments |
| Energy (Stationary) | ||||
| Electricity consumption (GWh) - renewable | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Electricity consumption (GWh) - grid | 9,713.00 | 15,104.00 | 21,700.00 | |
| Electrical line losses (GWh) | 372.97 | 143.48 | 252.90 | year 2002 |
| *Total electricity consumption (GWh) | 9,713.00 | 15,104.00 | 21,700.00 | |
| *Total electricity consumption (TJ) | 34,966.80 | 54,374.40 | 78,120.00 | |
| *10-year growth rate 2001-2011 (%) | 123.41 | |||
| Natural gas (TJ) | na | 1,462.80 | 11,298.00 | |
| Fuel oil (TJ) | see 'other' (below) | |||
| Coal (TJ) | ~0 | ~0 | ~0 | 0.13% households use coal |
| Biomass/biofuels (TJ) | ~0 | ~0 | ~0 | see survey comments; also data for: |
| Other | 9,225.14 | 7,482.81 | 2,206.49 | kerosene (TJ) |
| 2,774.55 | 968.32 | 192.67 | diesel (TJ) | |
| 174.31 | na | 3,192.91 | furnace oil (TJ) | |
| 177.68 | 51.53 | 74.60 | lubes & greases (TJ) | |
| 23,284.96 | 28,539.95 | 35,638.57 | LPG (bulk + packed) (TJ) | |
| 1,071.44 | 87.25 | 19.91 | mineral oil (TJ) | |
| *Total energy consumption (heating + ind. fuels) (TJ) | 36,708.09 | 38,592.66 | 52,623.15 | |
| *Total energy consumption (res & comm heating) (TJ) | 48,413.30 | |||
| Energy (Mobile) | ||||
| Gasoline (TJ) | 26,775.80 | 32,998.80 | 38,168.20 | |
| Diesel (TJ) | 48,040.60 | 60,778.10 | 42,636.50 | |
| Jet fuel (TJ) | 27,993.07 | 51,867.67 | 78,655.66 | |
| Marine fuel (TJ) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Other | na | 760.54 | 15,750.84 | natural gas (TJ) |
| na | 1,879.20 | 2,923.20 | electricity (Metro rail) (TJ) | |
| *Total energy consumption (transportation) excl. marine/jet fuel (TJ) | 74,816.40 | 96,416.64 | 99,478.74 | |
| *10-year growth rate | 32.96 | |||
| *Total energy consumption (stationary + mobile) (TJ) | 146,491.29 | 189,383.70 | 230,221.89 | |
| *2011 total | 230,221.89 | |||
| *2006 total | 189,383.70 | |||
| **2001 total | 146,491.29 | |||
| *10-year growth rate 2001-2011 (%) | 57.16 | |||
| Water | ||||
| Consumption (ML) -- excluding line losses | 781,142.86 | 798,928.47 | 1,006,071.43 | |
| Line losses (ML) | 312,457.14 | 319,571.39 | 402,428.57 | assume 40 % of consumption values |
| >Line losses as a percentage of consumption (%) | 40.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| *Total water consumption (ML) excluding line losses | 781,142.86 | 798,928.47 | 1,006,071.43 | |
| *Total water consumption (ML) including line losses | 1,093,600.00 | 1,118,499.86 | 1,408,500.00 | |
| Production (ML) | 871,742.20 | 897,991.20 | 1,160,481.00 | year 2005; public supply only |
| Production - surface water (ML) | 759,838.70 | 786,087.70 | 1,001,605.60 | |
| Production - ground water (ML) | 111,903.50 | 111,903.50 | 158,875.40 | |
| *10-year growth rate in water consumption 2001-2011 (%) | 28.79 | |||
| Wastewater | ||||
| Volume (ML) | 842,730.20 | 884,176.00 | 925,621.70 | year 2012 |
| Loading (kt BOD) | 112.42 | 88.70 | 82.18 | |
| Waste | ||||
| Solid waste disposal - land (Kt) | 2,233.00 | 2,443.00 | 2,956.00 | 90% waste to landfill; 5% composted |
| Waste incineration (Kt) | 1,204.50 | year 2013-14 | ||
| *Total solid waste disposal (kt) | 2,233.00 | 2,443.00 | 4,160.50 | |
| *10-year growth rate in solid waste disposal 2001-2011 (%) | 86.32 | |||
| Electricity sources | ||||
| Coal (%) | 38.46 | 38.46 | 14.2 | |
| Oil (%) | ~0 | ~0 | ~0 | |
| Natural gas (%) | 61.53 | 61.5 | 85.8 | |
| Hydropower (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nuclear (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Off-site wind (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Off-site solar (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | solar energy used in thermal form |
| Other | waste-to-energy plants generate 16MW/day | |||
| GHG emissions factor (t CO2e / GWh) | ? | |||
| Electricity consumption (2011) | ||||
| residential (%) | 49.2 | |||
| commercial/institutional (%) | 25.6 | |||
| industrial (%) | 15.2 | |||
| transportation (%) | ||||
| other | 3.71 | public water works and street | ||
| 0.37 | licenses | |||
| 5.79 | other | |||
| Stationary energy consumption (2011) | ||||
| residential (%) | 88.0 | |||
| commercial/institutional (%) | 4.0 | |||
| industrial (%) | 8.0 | |||
| other | ||||
| Materials (2011) | ||||
| Building materials | ||||
| Cement | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | 1,610.00 | |||
| >production (Kt) | 0.00 | |||
| >consumption (Kt) | 9,197.84 | |||
| Steel | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | 877.30 | |||
| >production (Kt) | 0.00 | |||
| >consumption (Kt) | 3,157.19 | |||
| Other | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | na | aluminum | ||
| >production (Kt) | 0.00 | |||
| >consumption (Kt) | 69.15 | |||
| >net import (Kt) | na | paints & ceramic tiles | ||
| >production (Kt) | 0.00 | |||
| >consumption (Kt) | 288.64 | |||
| Food | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | see below | |||
| >production (Kt) | ||||
| >consumption (Kt) | ||||
| Other | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | 383.30 | cereals | ||
| >production (Kt) | 10.78 | |||
| >consumption (Kt) | 1,649.61 | |||
| net import (Kt) | 55.60 | pulses and pulse products | ||
| production (Kt) | 1.95 | |||
| consumption (Kt) | 1,819.21 | |||
| net import (Kt) | 53.50 | vegetables | ||
| production (Kt) | 1.40 | (potato) | ||
| consumption (Kt) | 1,589.91 | |||
| net import (Kt) | fruits | |||
| production (Kt) | na | |||
| consumption (Kt) | 957.01 | |||
| net import (Kt) | na | meat | ||
| production (Kt) | na | |||
| consumption (Kt) | 655.29 | |||
| net import (Kt) | na | dairy | ||
| production (Kt) | na | |||
| consumption (Kt) | 1240.74 |
