Guangzhou, China
| PART 1: Definition of Megacity | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | Comments |
| Brinkhoff population (2010) | 16,500,000 | |||
| Population | 9,967,500 | 9,966,600 | 12,751,400 | |
| Population growth rate 2001-11 | 27.93 | |||
| GDP (millions) | 284,165 | 608,186 | 1,242,344 | Chinese yuan |
| >GDP (PPP adjusted US dollars, millions) | 86,111 | 173,767 | 295,796 | |
| *10-year growth rate in GDP 2001 to 2011 (%) | 243.51 | |||
| 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) | 7,434.40 | |||
| Urbanized area (km2) | ||||
| Heating degree days | 539.00 | |||
| Cooling degree days | 725.00 | |||
| Annnual precipitation (mm) | 1,632.30 | |||
| Annual solar radiation (k Wh/m2) | 1,305.56 | |||
| Building gross floor area (m2) - total | 148,290,100.00 | 285,851,900.00 | 369,667,000 | total |
| >total per capita | 14.88 | 28.68 | 28.99 | |
| >residential | 87,135,500.00 | 170,996,900.00 | 210,070,100 | |
| >residential per capita | 8.74 | 17.16 | 16.47 | |
| >commercial & institutional | 61,154,600.00 | 114,855,000.00 | 159,596,900 | non-residential |
| >industrial | ||||
| PART 3: Urban Metabolism | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | Comments |
| Energy (Stationary) | ||||
| Electricity consumption (GWh) - renewable | ||||
| Electricity consumption (GWh) - grid | 25,827.32 | 44,000.48 | 63,120.34 | |
| Electrical line losses (GWh) | 1,284.65 | 2,966.58 | 3,235.10 | |
| *Total electricity consumption (GWh) | 25,827.32 | 44,000.48 | 63,120.34 | |
| *Total electricity consumption (TJ) | 92,978.36 | 158,401.72 | 227,233.24 | |
| *10-year growth rate 2001-2011 (%) | 144.39 | |||
| Natural gas (TJ) | see Igor's data | |||
| Fuel oil (TJ) | see Igor's data | |||
| Coal (TJ) | see Igor's data | |||
| Biomass/biofuels (TJ) | see Igor's data | |||
| Other | 210,624.93 | 430,320.56 | 604,017.91 | total non-electric sources (Tj) |
| *Total energy consumption (heating + ind. fuels) (TJ) | 210,624.93 | 430,320.56 | 604,017.91 | |
| *Total energy consumption (res & comm heating) (TJ) | ||||
| Energy (Mobile) | ||||
| Gasoline (TJ) | 34,624.00 | 87,406.99 | 191,923.75 | |
| Diesel (TJ) | 52,366.82 | 123,748.41 | 215,859.27 | |
| Jet fuel (TJ) | 15,926.00 | 7,403.62 | 87,697.04 | these data already counted in lines 58 and 59; see Shenzhen survey |
| Marine fuel (TJ) | ||||
| Other | 3,315.00 | fuel oil | ||
| 22,582.00 | kerosene | |||
| *Total energy consumption (transportation) excl. marine/jet fuel (TJ) | 96,961.82 | 203,751.78 | 320,085.98 | |
| *10-year growth rate | 230.12 | |||
| *Total energy consumption (stationary + mobile) (TJ) | 400,565.11 | 792,474.05 | 1,151,337.13 | |
| *2011 total | 1,151,337.13 | |||
| *2006 total | 792,474.05 | |||
| **2001 total | 400,565.11 | |||
| *10-year growth rate 2001-2011 (%) | 187.43 | |||
| Water | ||||
| Consumption (ML) -- excluding line losses | 8,300,000.00 | 8,020,000.00 | 7,302,000 | |
| Line losses (ML) | 247,370.00 | 274,491 | ||
| >Line losses as a percentage of consumption (%) | 0.0% | 3.1% | 3.8% | |
| *Total water consumption (ML) excluding line losses | 8,300,000.00 | 8,020,000.00 | 7,302,000 | |
| *Total water consumption (ML) including line losses | 8,300,000.00 | 8,267,370.00 | 7,576,491 | |
| Production (ML) | 8,300,000.00 | 8,020,000.00 | 7,302,000 | |
| Production - surface water (ML) | 8,240,000.00 | 7,985,000.00 | 7,244,000 | |
| Production - ground water (ML) | 60,000.00 | 35,000.00 | 58,000 | |
| *10-year growth rate in water consumption 2001-2011 (%) | -12.02 | |||
| Wastewater | ||||
| Volume (ML) | 3,786,000.00 | 3,037,000.00 | 1,648,000 | |
| Loading (kt BOD) | 567,900 | 462,000 | 220,200 | |
| Waste | ||||
| Solid waste disposal - land (Kt) | 2,440.00 | 2,550.00 | 3,207.60 | land/incineration not specified |
| Waste incineration (Kt) | ||||
| *Total solid waste disposal (kt) | 2,440.00 | 2,550.00 | 3,207.60 | |
| *10-year growth rate in solid waste disposal 2001-2011 (%) | 31.46 | |||
| Electricity sources | ||||
| Coal (%) | 74.81 | 90.64 | 99.93 | |
| Oil (%) | 24.93 | 9.36 | 0.07 | |
| Natural gas (%) | ||||
| Hydropower (%) | ||||
| Nuclear (%) | ||||
| Off-site wind (%) | ||||
| Off-site solar (%) | ||||
| Other | 0.25 | refinery gas | ||
| GHG emissions factor (t CO2e / GWh) | ||||
| Electricity consumption (2011) | ||||
| residential (%) | 20.38 | |||
| commercial/institutional (%) | ||||
| industrial (%) | 52.14 | |||
| transportation (%) | ||||
| other | ||||
| Stationary energy consumption (2011) | ||||
| residential (%) | 7.1 | |||
| commercial/institutional (%) | ||||
| industrial (%) | 46.3 | |||
| other | ||||
| Materials (2011) | ||||
| Building materials | ||||
| Cement | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | ||||
| >production (Kt) | 12,040.00 | 19,110.00 | 8,870.00 | |
| >consumption (Kt) | ||||
| Steel | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | 1,384.46 | 2,105.40 | 1,465.23 | |
| >production (Kt) | 2,400.70 | 6,231.00 | 6,846.90 | |
| >consumption (Kt) | 3,590.30 | 7,047.11 | 7,347.21 | import + prod - export (see Igors data) |
| Other | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | ||||
| >production (Kt) | ||||
| >consumption (Kt) | ||||
| Food | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | ||||
| >production (Kt) | 4,918.48 | |||
| >consumption (Kt) | 4,207.05 | |||
| Other | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | ||||
| >production (Kt) | ||||
| >consumption (Kt) | ||||
