Mexico City, Mexico
| PART 1: Definition of Megacity | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | Comments |
| Brinkhoff population (2010) | 23,400,000 | |||
| Population | 8,591,309 | 8,720,916 | 8,851,080 | |
| Population growth rate 2001-11 | 3.02 | |||
| GDP (millions) | 1,176,372 | 1,770,827 | 2,321,648 | Mexican pesos |
| >GDP (PPP adjusted US dollars, millions) | 186,726 | 245,948 | 309,553 | |
| *10-year growth rate in GDP 2001 to 2011 (%) | 65.78 | |||
| Formal gov't for metro area (yes/no)? | Y | |||
| > 1 coordinating bodies (yes/no)? | ||||
| PART 2: Biophysical Characteristics | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | Comments |
| Land area (km2) | 1,495.00 | |||
| Urbanized area (km2) | 792.37 | |||
| Heating degree days | 873.00 | |||
| Cooling degree days | 45.00 | |||
| Annnual precipitation (mm) | 697.00 | |||
| Annual solar radiation (k Wh/m2) | 1,934.50 | |||
| Building gross floor area (m2) - total | ||||
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| PART 3: Urban Metabolism | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | Comments |
| Energy (Stationary) | ||||
| Electricity consumption (GWh) - renewable | ||||
| Electricity consumption (GWh) - grid | 13,186.99 | 13,376.33 | 13,667.11 | |
| Electrical line losses (GWh) | ||||
| *Total electricity consumption (GWh) | 13,186.99 | 13,376.33 | 13,667.11 | |
| *Total electricity consumption (TJ) | 47,473.17 | 48,154.78 | 49,201.60 | |
| *10-year growth rate 2001-2011 (%) | 3.64 | |||
| Natural gas (TJ) | 35,769.70 | 67,147.32 | 90,770.25 | estimate |
| Fuel oil (TJ) | ||||
| Coal (TJ) | 17,579.90 | 28,203.96 | 24,600.50 | estimate |
| Biomass/biofuels (TJ) | 2,805.29 | 4,007.72 | 3,891.40 | estimate |
| Other | ||||
| *Total energy consumption (heating + ind. fuels) (TJ) | 56,154.89 | 99,359.00 | 119,262.15 | |
| *Total energy consumption (res & comm heating) (TJ) | 21,824.97 | |||
| Energy (Mobile) | ||||
| Gasoline (TJ) | 180,850.00 | 192,600.00 | 215,240.00 | |
| Diesel (TJ) | 33,410.00 | 34,840.00 | 37,690.00 | |
| Jet fuel (TJ) | 2.66 | 48.98 | 91.26 | scaled by population |
| Marine fuel (TJ) | ||||
| Other | ||||
| *Total energy consumption (transportation) excl. marine/jet fuel (TJ) | 214,260.00 | 227,440.00 | 252,930.00 | |
| *10-year growth rate | 18.05 | |||
| *Total energy consumption (stationary + mobile) (TJ) | 317,888.06 | 374,953.78 | 421,393.75 | |
| *2011 total | 421,393.75 | |||
| *2006 total | 374,953.78 | |||
| **2001 total | 317,888.06 | |||
| *10-year growth rate 2001-2011 (%) | 32.56 | |||
| Water | ||||
| Consumption (ML) -- excluding line losses | 1,122,400.00 | |||
| Line losses (ML) | 53.70 | |||
| >Line losses as a percentage of consumption (%) | ||||
| *Total water consumption (ML) excluding line losses | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,122,400.00 | |
| *Total water consumption (ML) including line losses | 0.00 | 53.70 | 1,122,400.00 | |
| Production (ML) | 1,072,983.00 | |||
| Production - surface water (ML) | 309,831.70 | |||
| Production - ground water (ML) | 813,054.20 | 2,339,000.00 | ||
| *10-year growth rate in water consumption 2001-2011 (%) | ||||
| Wastewater | ||||
| Volume (ML) | 192,000.00 | |||
| Loading (kt BOD) | ||||
| Waste | ||||
| Solid waste disposal - land (Kt) | 4,380.00 | 4,836.25 | 4,622.36 | |
| Waste incineration (Kt) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| *Total solid waste disposal (kt) | 4,380.00 | 4,836.25 | 4,622.36 | |
| *10-year growth rate in solid waste disposal 2001-2011 (%) | 5.53 | |||
| Electricity sources | ||||
| Coal (%) | 5.33 | |||
| Oil (%) | 26.43 | |||
| Natural gas (%) | ||||
| Hydropower (%) | 21.65 | |||
| Nuclear (%) | 2.79 | |||
| Off-site wind (%) | 0.047 | |||
| Off-site solar (%) | ||||
| Other | ||||
| GHG emissions factor (t CO2e / GWh) | 0.59637 | 0.56268 | ||
| Electricity consumption (2011) | ||||
| residential (%) | 16.21 | |||
| commercial/institutional (%) | 19.79 | |||
| industrial (%) | 51.2 | |||
| transportation (%) | 5.7 | |||
| other | ||||
| Stationary energy consumption (2011) | ||||
| residential (%) | 15.7 | |||
| commercial/institutional (%) | 2.6 | |||
| industrial (%) | 8.2 | |||
| other | ||||
| Materials (2011) | ||||
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