Los Angeles, United States of America
| PART 1: Definition of Megacity | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | Comments |
| Brinkhoff population (2010) | 17,900,000 | |||
| Population | 9,635,000 | 9,761,000 | 9,889,000 | |
| Population growth rate 2001-11 | 2.64 | |||
| GDP (millions) | 525,167 | 706,469 | 732,230 | USD |
| >GDP (PPP adjusted US dollars, millions) | 525,167 | 706,469 | 732,230 | |
| *10-year growth rate in GDP 2001 to 2011 (%) | 39.43 | |||
| 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) | 10,517.60 | |||
| Urbanized area (km2) | ||||
| Heating degree days | 887.00 | |||
| Cooling degree days | 7.00 | |||
| Annnual precipitation (mm) | 379.20 | |||
| Annual solar radiation (k Wh/m2) | 2,073.00 | |||
| Building gross floor area (m2) - total | ||||
| >total per capita | 70.00 | |||
| >residential | ||||
| >residential per capita | 40.70 | |||
| >commercial & institutional | ||||
| >industrial | ||||
| PART 3: Urban Metabolism | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | Comments |
| Energy (Stationary) | ||||
| Electricity consumption (GWh) - renewable | 0.48 | |||
| Electricity consumption (GWh) - grid | 70,662.00 | 63,898.00 | ||
| Electrical line losses (GWh) | 4,946.34 | 4,472.86 | ||
| *Total electricity consumption (GWh) | 0.00 | 70,662.00 | 63,898.48 | |
| *Total electricity consumption (TJ) | 0.00 | 254,383.20 | 230,034.54 | |
| *10-year growth rate 2001-2011 (%) | ||||
| Natural gas (TJ) | 316,595.42 | 329,145.34 | includes power generation | |
| Fuel oil (TJ) | 183,268.00 | 153,893.00 | 147,823.00 | scaled by population |
| Coal (TJ) | 16,858.00 | 12,860.00 | 9,866.00 | scaled by population |
| Biomass/biofuels (TJ) | 28,339.00 | 18,221.00 | 21,921.00 | scaled by population |
| Other | ||||
| *Total energy consumption (heating + ind. fuels) (TJ) | 228,465.00 | 501,569.42 | 508,755.34 | |
| *Total energy consumption (res & comm heating) (TJ) | ||||
| Energy (Mobile) | ||||
| Gasoline (TJ) | 189,000.02 | |||
| Diesel (TJ) | 100,995.45 | |||
| Jet fuel (TJ) | 4,814.23 | |||
| Marine fuel (TJ) | ||||
| Other | ||||
| *Total energy consumption (transportation) excl. marine/jet fuel (TJ) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 289,995.47 | |
| *10-year growth rate | #DIV/0! | |||
| *Total energy consumption (stationary + mobile) (TJ) | 228,465.00 | 755,952.62 | 1,028,785.35 | |
| *2011 total | 1,028,785.35 | |||
| *2006 total | 755,952.62 | |||
| **2001 total | 228,465.00 | |||
| *10-year growth rate 2001-2011 (%) | 350.30 | |||
| Water | ||||
| Consumption (ML) -- excluding line losses | 3,330,000.00 | |||
| Line losses (ML) | 330,000.00 | |||
| >Line losses as a percentage of consumption (%) | 9.9% | |||
| *Total water consumption (ML) excluding line losses | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3,330,000.00 | |
| *Total water consumption (ML) including line losses | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3,660,000.00 | |
| Production (ML) | 3,330,000.00 | |||
| Production - surface water (ML) | 2,650,000.00 | |||
| Production - ground water (ML) | 680,000.00 | |||
| *10-year growth rate in water consumption 2001-2011 (%) | #DIV/0! | |||
| Wastewater | ||||
| Volume (ML) | 1,320,000.00 | |||
| Loading (kt BOD) | ||||
| Waste | ||||
| Solid waste disposal - land (Kt) | 516.68 | |||
| Waste incineration (Kt) | 5,592.65 | |||
| *Total solid waste disposal (kt) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6,109.33 | |
| *10-year growth rate in solid waste disposal 2001-2011 (%) | #DIV/0! | |||
| Electricity sources | ||||
| Coal (%) | ? | |||
| Oil (%) | ? | |||
| Natural gas (%) | ? | |||
| Hydropower (%) | ? | |||
| Nuclear (%) | ? | |||
| Off-site wind (%) | ? | |||
| Off-site solar (%) | ? | |||
| Other | ? | |||
| GHG emissions factor (t CO2e / GWh) | ? | |||
| Electricity consumption (2011) | ||||
| residential (%) | 30 | |||
| commercial/institutional (%) | ||||
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| Stationary energy consumption (2011) | ||||
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| Materials (2011) | ||||
| Building materials | ||||
| Cement | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | 34,300.00 | |||
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| >consumption (Kt) | ||||
| Steel | ||||
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| Other | ||||
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| Food | year 2006 | |||
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| Other | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | ||||
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| >consumption (Kt) | 889.93 | fruit & veg; year 2006 | ||
| net import (Kt) | ||||
| production (Kt) | ||||
| consumption (Kt) | 438.32 | sweet snacks; year 2006 | ||
| net import (Kt) | ||||
| production (Kt) | ||||
| consumption (Kt) | 1,279.55 | prepared foods; year 2006 | ||
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| consumption (Kt) | 61.99 | solid fats; year 2006 | ||
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| consumption (Kt) | 394.05 | meat & poultry; year 2006 | ||