Karachi, Pakistan
| PART 1: Definition of Megacity | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | Comments |
| Brinkhoff population (2010) | 16,200,000 | |||
| Population | 12,000,000 | 13,500,000 | 15,500,000 | |
| Population growth rate 2001-11 | 29.17 | |||
| GDP (millions) | 70,000 | 75,000 | 80,000 | USD |
| >GDP (PPP adjusted US dollars, millions) | 70,000 | 75,000 | 80,000 | |
| *10-year growth rate in GDP 2001 to 2011 (%) | 14.29 | |||
| 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) | 3,527.00 | |||
| Urbanized area (km2) | 2,000.00 | |||
| Heating degree days | 153.00 | |||
| Cooling degree days | 1,149.00 | |||
| Annnual precipitation (mm) | 214.00 | |||
| Annual solar radiation (k Wh/m2) | 1,944.44 | |||
| Building gross floor area (m2) - total | 401,306,871.90 | |||
| >total per capita | 25.89 | |||
| >residential | 285,910,659.00 | |||
| >residential per capita | 18.45 | |||
| >commercial & institutional | 34,811,089.72 | |||
| >industrial | 80,585,123.18 | |||
| PART 3: Urban Metabolism | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | Comments |
| Energy (Stationary) | ||||
| Electricity consumption (GWh) - renewable | ||||
| Electricity consumption (GWh) - grid | 11,964.00 | 20,690.00 | years 2003 & 2010 | |
| Electrical line losses (GWh) | ||||
| *Total electricity consumption (GWh) | 11,964.00 | 0.00 | 20,690.00 | |
| *Total electricity consumption (TJ) | 43,070.40 | 0.00 | 74,484.00 | |
| *10-year growth rate 2001-2011 (%) | 72.94 | 7-yr growth rate | ||
| Natural gas (TJ) | 55,585.04 | scaled from national data | ||
| Fuel oil (TJ) | 8,522.41 | scaled from national data | ||
| Coal (TJ) | 15,462.65 | scaled from national data | ||
| Biomass/biofuels (TJ) | 113,505.85 | scaled from national data | ||
| Other | ||||
| *Total energy consumption (heating + ind. fuels) (TJ) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 193,075.94 | |
| *Total energy consumption (res & comm heating) (TJ) | ||||
| Energy (Mobile) | ||||
| Gasoline (TJ) | ||||
| Diesel (TJ) | ||||
| Jet fuel (TJ) | ||||
| Marine fuel (TJ) | ||||
| Other | 10,436.00 | natural gas; scaled from nat. data | ||
| 39,427.97 | oil; scaled from nat. data | |||
| *Total energy consumption (transportation) excl. marine/jet fuel (TJ) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 49,863.97 | |
| *10-year growth rate | ||||
| *Total energy consumption (stationary + mobile) (TJ) | 43,070.40 | 0.00 | 317,423.91 | |
| *2011 total | 317,423.91 | |||
| *2006 total | 0.00 | |||
| **2001 total | 43,070.40 | |||
| *10-year growth rate 2001-2011 (%) | 636.99 | |||
| Water | ||||
| Consumption (ML) -- excluding line losses | 190,764.00 | 284,632.00 | 378,500.00 | |
| Line losses (ML) | 75,700.00 | 113,550.00 | 151,400.00 | |
| >Line losses as a percentage of consumption (%) | 39.7% | 39.9% | 40.0% | |
| *Total water consumption (ML) excluding line losses | 190,764.00 | 284,632.00 | 378,500.00 | |
| *Total water consumption (ML) including line losses | 266,464.00 | 398,182.00 | 529,900.00 | |
| Production (ML) | ||||
| Production - surface water (ML) | 188,722,721.52 | |||
| Production - ground water (ML) | 29,603,564.16 | |||
| *10-year growth rate in water consumption 2001-2011 (%) | 98.41 | |||
| Wastewater | ||||
| Volume (ML) | 161,241.00 | 168,811.00 | 172,596.00 | not sure? |
| Loading (kt BOD) | 0.60 | |||
| Waste | ||||
| Solid waste disposal - land (Kt) | 400.00 | 900.00 | 1,600.00 | not sure? |
| Waste incineration (Kt) | 109.50 | not sure? | ||
| *Total solid waste disposal (kt) | 400.00 | 1,009.50 | 1,600.00 | |
| *10-year growth rate in solid waste disposal 2001-2011 (%) | 300.00 | |||
| Electricity sources | ||||
| Coal (%) | 0.4 | 7.3 | 0.43 | |
| Oil (%) | 39.5 | 33.81 | 41.59 | |
| Natural gas (%) | 32 | 64.59 | 55.38 | |
| Hydropower (%) | 25.2 | 12.6 | 33.6 | |
| Nuclear (%) | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.98 | |
| Off-site wind (%) | 0.346 million MW for 2011 | |||
| Off-site solar (%) | 0.29 million MW for 2011 | |||
| Other | ||||
| GHG emissions factor (t CO2e / GWh) | 1.3 | 1.9 | t CO2e/cap | |
| Electricity consumption (2011) | ||||
| residential (%) | 42.27 | |||
| commercial/institutional (%) | 10.36 | commercial | ||
| industrial (%) | 34.22 | |||
| transportation (%) | ||||
| other | 11.1 | bulk supply + other | ||
| 0.81 | public lighting | |||
| 1.24 | agriculture | |||
| Stationary energy consumption (2011) | ||||
| residential (%) | ? | |||
| commercial/institutional (%) | ? | |||
| industrial (%) | ? | |||
| other | ||||
| Materials (2011) | ||||
| Building materials | ||||
| Cement | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | 768,220.00 | |||
| >production (Kt) | 44,000.00 | |||
| >consumption (Kt) | 2,088.00 | |||
| Steel | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | 3,200.00 | |||
| >production (Kt) | 400.00 | |||
| >consumption (Kt) | 7,000.00 | |||
| Other | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | 5,300.00 | bricks and tiles | ||
| >production (Kt) | ||||
| >consumption (Kt) | ||||
| Food | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | see below | |||
| >production (Kt) | ||||
| >consumption (Kt) | ||||
| Other | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | 3,579.00 | rice | ||
| >production (Kt) | 6,900.00 | |||
| >consumption (Kt) | 2,800.00 | |||
| net import (Kt) | 1,820.23 | wheat | ||
| production (Kt) | 23,310.80 | |||
| consumption (Kt) | 21,700.00 | |||
| net import (Kt) | 130.83 | maize | ||
| production (Kt) | 3,706.91 | |||
| consumption (Kt) | 607.00 | |||
| net import (Kt) | 0.00 | soybean | ||
| production (Kt) | 0.05 | |||
| consumption (Kt) | 0.01 | |||
| net import (Kt) | pulp and paper | |||
| production (Kt) | 900.00 | |||
| consumption (Kt) | 434.74 | |||
| net import (Kt) | plastic | |||
| production (Kt) | 624.20 | |||
| consumption (Kt) | 48.05 | |||
