Istanbul, Turkey
| PART 1: Definition of Megacity | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | Comments |
| Brinkhoff population (2010) | 12,800,000 | |||
| Population | 8,803,468 | 11,622,000 | 13,483,052 | |
| Population growth rate 2001-11 | 53.16 | |||
| GDP (millions) | 18,690 | 87,165 | 140,817 | USD |
| >GDP (PPP adjusted US dollars, millions) | 18,690 | 87,165 | 140,817 | |
| *10-year growth rate in GDP 2001 to 2011 (%) | 653.44 | |||
| 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) | 5,461.00 | |||
| Urbanized area (km2) | 5,343.00 | |||
| Heating degree days | 1,996.00 | |||
| Cooling degree days | 123.00 | |||
| Annnual precipitation (mm) | 852.00 | |||
| Annual solar radiation (k Wh/m2) | 1,450.00 | |||
| Building gross floor area (m2) - total | ||||
| >total per capita | ||||
| >residential | 148,929,820.00 | |||
| >residential per capita | 11.05 | |||
| >commercial & institutional | ||||
| >industrial | ||||
| PART 3: Urban Metabolism | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | Comments |
| Energy (Stationary) | ||||
| Electricity consumption (GWh) - renewable | 0.00 | 300.00 | 3,066.00 | |
| Electricity consumption (GWh) - grid | 15,406.07 | 24,000.00 | 35,182.73 | |
| Electrical line losses (GWh) | 1,848.00 | 2,200.00 | 2,000.00 | |
| *Total electricity consumption (GWh) | 15,406.07 | 24,300.00 | 38,248.73 | |
| *Total electricity consumption (TJ) | 55,461.85 | 87,480.00 | 137,695.43 | |
| *10-year growth rate 2001-2011 (%) | 148.27 | |||
| Natural gas (TJ) | 68,000.00 | 140,000.00 | 208,000.00 | |
| Fuel oil (TJ) | 153,684.00 | 59,494.00 | 24,618.00 | |
| Coal (TJ) | 73,269.00 | 27,622.00 | 25,497.00 | |
| Biomass/biofuels (TJ) | 26,109.00 | 28,200.00 | ||
| Other | ||||
| *Total energy consumption (heating + ind. fuels) (TJ) | 294,953.00 | 253,225.00 | 286,315.00 | |
| *Total energy consumption (res & comm heating) (TJ) | 28,631.50 | too low? | ||
| Energy (Mobile) | ||||
| Gasoline (TJ) | 24,545.00 | 33,850.00 | 23,131.00 | |
| Diesel (TJ) | 31,736.00 | 35,901.00 | 45,259.00 | |
| Jet fuel (TJ) | ||||
| Marine fuel (TJ) | 4,816.00 | |||
| Other | 11,447.00 | 7,795.00 | LPG | |
| *Total energy consumption (transportation) excl. marine/jet fuel (TJ) | 56,281.00 | 81,198.00 | 76,185.00 | |
| *10-year growth rate | 35.37 | |||
| *Total energy consumption (stationary + mobile) (TJ) | 406,695.85 | 421,903.00 | 500,195.43 | |
| *2011 total | 500,195.43 | |||
| *2006 total | 421,903.00 | |||
| **2001 total | 406,695.85 | |||
| *10-year growth rate 2001-2011 (%) | 22.99 | |||
| Water | ||||
| Consumption (ML) -- excluding line losses | 642,000.00 | 732,000.00 | 823,749.00 | |
| Line losses (ML) | 243,960.00 | 212,280.00 | 148,274.00 | |
| >Line losses as a percentage of consumption (%) | 38.0% | 29.0% | 18.0% | |
| *Total water consumption (ML) excluding line losses | 642,000.00 | 732,000.00 | 823,749.00 | |
| *Total water consumption (ML) including line losses | 885,960.00 | 944,280.00 | 972,023.00 | |
| Production (ML) | ||||
| Production - surface water (ML) | ||||
| Production - ground water (ML) | ||||
| *10-year growth rate in water consumption 2001-2011 (%) | 28.31 | |||
| Wastewater | ||||
| Volume (ML) | 105,000.00 | 150,000.00 | 183,900.00 | |
| Loading (kt BOD) | ||||
| Waste | ||||
| Solid waste disposal - land (Kt) | 3,465.39 | 4,575.59 | 5,292.50 | too large? |
| Waste incineration (Kt) | 3,051.21 | 3,851.21 | 4,498.63 | too large? |
| *Total solid waste disposal (kt) | 6,516.60 | 8,426.80 | 9,791.13 | |
| *10-year growth rate in solid waste disposal 2001-2011 (%) | 50.25 | |||
| Electricity sources | ||||
| Coal (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oil (%) | 90 | 32 | 30 | |
| Natural gas (%) | 10 | 68 | 65 | |
| Hydropower (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nuclear (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Off-site wind (%) | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | |
| Off-site solar (%) | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | |
| Other | ||||
| GHG emissions factor (t CO2e / GWh) | 517.179 | 631.00683 | ||
| Electricity consumption (2011) | ||||
| residential (%) | 34 | |||
| commercial/institutional (%) | 28 | |||
| industrial (%) | 31 | |||
| transportation (%) | 7 | |||
| other | ||||
| Stationary energy consumption (2011) | ||||
| residential (%) | 10.0 | too low? | ||
| commercial/institutional (%) | 0.0 | |||
| industrial (%) | 0.0 | |||
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| Materials (2011) | ||||
| Building materials | ||||
| Cement | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | ||||
| >production (Kt) | 13,212.25 | |||
| >consumption (Kt) | 1,705.95 | |||
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