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New York, United States of America

PART 1:  Definition of Megacity 2001 2006 2011 Comments
Brinkhoff population (2010) 22,200,000
Population 21,491,898 22,034,147 22,214,518 years 2000, 2005, and 2010
Population growth rate 2001-11 3.36
 GDP (millions) 
 >GDP (PPP adjusted US dollars, millions) 
 *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)
Urbanized area (km2)
Heating degree days 2,318.00
Cooling degree days 133.00
Annnual precipitation (mm) 1,220.00 NOAA
Annual solar radiation (k Wh/m2)
Building gross floor area (m2) - total
>total per capita
>residential
>residential per capita
>commercial & institutional
>industrial
PART 3:  Urban Metabolism 2001 2006 2011 Comments
Energy (Stationary) All energy data scaled from 20 mil pop to 22 mil
NJ data from yr 2006 not yr 2011
Electricity consumption (GWh) - renewable
Electricity consumption (GWh) - grid
Electrical line losses (GWh) 28,940.77
*Total electricity consumption (GWh) 148,681.77
*Total electricity consumption (TJ) 535,254.38
*10-year growth rate 2001-2011 (%)
Natural gas (TJ) 914,522.41
Fuel oil (TJ) 295,164.08
Coal (TJ)
Biomass/biofuels (TJ) 785.58
Other 27,126.21 steam
10,247.68 kerosene, LPG, coal, waste oil
*Total energy consumption (heating + ind. fuels) (TJ) 0.00 0.00 1,247,845.96
*Total energy consumption (res & comm heating) (TJ)
Energy (Mobile)
Gasoline (TJ) 832,926.06
Diesel (TJ) 176,121.49
Jet fuel (TJ)
Marine fuel (TJ)
Other 1,493.15 CNG
20,639.14 Ethanol
11,614.54 Electric traction
*Total energy consumption (transportation) excl. marine/jet fuel (TJ) 0.00 0.00 1,042,794.37
*10-year growth rate
*Total energy consumption (stationary + mobile) (TJ) 0.00 0.00 2,825,894.71
*2011 total 2,825,894.71
*2006 total 0.00
**2001 total 0.00
*10-year growth rate 2001-2011 (%)
Water
Consumption (ML) -- excluding line losses 10,916,721.94 yr 2005
Line losses (ML)
>Line losses as a percentage of consumption (%)
*Total water consumption (ML) excluding line losses 0.00 10,916,721.94 0.00
*Total water consumption (ML) including line losses 0.00 10,916,721.94 0.00
Production (ML)
Production - surface water (ML)
Production - ground water (ML)
*10-year growth rate in water consumption 2001-2011 (%)
Wastewater
Volume (ML)
Loading (kt BOD)
Waste
Solid waste disposal - land (Kt)
Waste incineration (Kt)
*Total solid waste disposal (kt) 40,214.71 33,203.38 yr 2010
*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 (%)
commercial/institutional (%)
industrial (%)
transportation (%)
other
Stationary energy consumption (2011)
residential (%)
commercial/institutional (%)
industrial (%)
other
Materials (2011)
Building 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)