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Lagos, Nigeria

PART 1:  Definition of Megacity 2001 2006 2011 Comments
Brinkhoff population (2010) 11,800,000
Population 17,552,942 20,546,999
Population growth rate 2001-11
 GDP (millions)  9,241,011 12,877,236  Nigerian naira 
 >GDP (PPP adjusted US dollars, millions)  132,393 140,428
 *10-year growth rate in GDP 2001 to 2011 (%) 
Formal gov't for metro area (yes/no)?
> 1 coordinating bodies (yes/no)?
PART 2:  Biophysical Characteristics 2001 2006 2011 Comments
Land area (km2) 2,797.72
Urbanized area (km2) 999.60
Heating degree days 0.00 yr 2012
Cooling degree days 1,012.00 yr 2012
Annnual precipitation (mm) 1,836.00
Annual solar radiation (k Wh/m2)
Building gross floor area (m2) - total
>total per capita
>residential
>residential per capita 10.80
>commercial & institutional
>industrial
PART 3:  Urban Metabolism 2001 2006 2011 Comments
Energy (Stationary)
Electricity consumption (GWh) - renewable
Electricity consumption (GWh) - grid 1,600.00
Electrical line losses (GWh) 640.00
*Total electricity consumption (GWh) 0.00 0.00 1,600.00
*Total electricity consumption (TJ) 0.00 0.00 5,760.00
*10-year growth rate 2001-2011 (%)
Natural gas (TJ) 7,632.24 scaled from national data
Fuel oil (TJ) 14,733.44 scaled from national data
Coal (TJ) 112.99 scaled from national data
Biomass/biofuels (TJ) 534,889.24 scaled from national data
Other
*Total energy consumption (heating + ind. fuels) (TJ) 0.00 0.00 557,367.90
*Total energy consumption (res & comm heating) (TJ)
Energy (Mobile)
Gasoline (TJ)
Diesel (TJ)
Jet fuel (TJ)
Marine fuel (TJ)
Other 46,262.31 oil products; scaled by pop
*Total energy consumption (transportation) excl. marine/jet fuel (TJ) 0.00 0.00 46,262.31
*10-year growth rate
*Total energy consumption (stationary + mobile) (TJ) 0.00 0.00 609,390.20
*2011 total 609,390.20
*2006 total 0.00
**2001 total 0.00
*10-year growth rate 2001-2011 (%)
Water
Consumption (ML) -- excluding line losses 953,923.77
Line losses (ML)
>Line losses as a percentage of consumption (%)
*Total water consumption (ML) excluding line losses 0.00 0.00 953,923.77
*Total water consumption (ML) including line losses 0.00 0.00 953,923.77
Production (ML) 249,613.84 122,174.96
Production - surface water (ML) 1,122.00
Production - ground water (ML) 82.52
*10-year growth rate in water consumption 2001-2011 (%)
Wastewater
Volume (ML) 3,036,658.97 3,554,630.83 too high?
Loading (kt BOD) ? ?
Waste
Solid waste disposal - land (Kt) 3,966.13 2,536.31
Waste incineration (Kt)
*Total solid waste disposal (kt) 0.00 3,966.13 2,536.31
*10-year growth rate in solid waste disposal 2001-2011 (%)
Electricity sources
Coal (%) na
Oil (%) na
Natural gas (%) >50
Hydropower (%) <45
Nuclear (%) na
Off-site wind (%) <2
Off-site solar (%) <2
Other
GHG emissions factor (t CO2e / GWh)
Electricity consumption (2011)
residential (%) 35
commercial/institutional (%) 9
industrial (%) 55
transportation (%) >1
other
Stationary energy consumption (2011)
residential (%) na
commercial/institutional (%) na
industrial (%) na
other
Materials (2011)
Buliding materials
Cement
>net import (Kt)
>production (Kt)
>consumption (Kt)
Steel
>net import (Kt)
>production (Kt)
>consumption (Kt)
Other
>net import (Kt)
>production (Kt)
>consumption (Kt)
Food
>net import (Kt)
>production (Kt)
>consumption (Kt)
Other
>net import (Kt)
>production (Kt)
>consumption (Kt)