Osaka, Japan
| PART 1: Definition of Megacity | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | Comments |
| Brinkhoff population (2010) | 16,800,000 | |||
| Population | 17,000,046 | 17,089,000 | Year 2000 Wikipedia; Yr 2010 | |
| Population growth rate 2001-11 | 0.52 | |||
| GDP (millions) | ||||
| >GDP (PPP adjusted US dollars, millions) | 506 | World Bank 2008 | ||
| *10-year growth rate in GDP 2001 to 2011 (%) | #DIV/0! | |||
| 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 | 1,728.00 | |||
| Cooling degree days | 311.00 | |||
| Annnual precipitation (mm) | 1,614.00 | Osaka JMA station, WMO ID = 47772 | ||
| Annual solar radiation (k Wh/m2) | ||||
| Building gross floor area (m2) - total | 947,410,000.00 | |||
| >total per capita | 55.44 | |||
| >residential | 691,040,000.00 | yr 2008 | ||
| >residential per capita | 40.44 | |||
| >commercial & institutional | 215,230,000.00 | commercial (yr 2003) | ||
| >industrial | 41,140,000.00 | public national and provincial (yr 2005) | ||
| PART 3: Urban Metabolism | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | Comments |
| Energy (Stationary) | Year 2010 | |||
| Electricity consumption (GWh) - renewable | 23.61 | |||
| Electricity consumption (GWh) - grid | 141,311.39 | |||
| Electrical line losses (GWh) | ?? | |||
| *Total electricity consumption (GWh) | 141,335.00 | |||
| *Total electricity consumption (TJ) | 508,806.00 | |||
| *10-year growth rate 2001-2011 (%) | #DIV/0! | |||
| Natural gas (TJ) | 7,778.00 | |||
| Fuel oil (TJ) | ||||
| Coal (TJ) | 47,529.00 | |||
| Biomass/biofuels (TJ) | ||||
| Other | 27,726.00 | LPG | ||
| 99,150.00 | coal products | |||
| 246,341.00 | Town gas | |||
| 61,547.00 | heat | |||
| *Total energy consumption (heating + ind. fuels) (TJ) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 490,071.00 | |
| *Total energy consumption (res & comm heating) (TJ) | ||||
| Energy (Mobile) | Year 2010 | |||
| Gasoline (TJ) | 199,544.00 | |||
| Diesel (TJ) | 97,915.00 | |||
| Jet fuel (TJ) | ||||
| Marine fuel (TJ) | ||||
| Other | ||||
| *Total energy consumption (transportation) excl. marine/jet fuel (TJ) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 297,459.00 | |
| *10-year growth rate | #DIV/0! | |||
| *Total energy consumption (stationary + mobile) (TJ) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,296,336.00 | |
| *2011 total | 1,296,336.00 | |||
| *2006 total | 0.00 | |||
| **2001 total | 0.00 | |||
| *10-year growth rate 2001-2011 (%) | #DIV/0! | |||
| Water | ||||
| Consumption (ML) -- excluding line losses | 2,513,773.97 | scaled by population | ||
| Line losses (ML) | ||||
| >Line losses as a percentage of consumption (%) | ||||
| *Total water consumption (ML) excluding line losses | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,513,773.97 | |
| *Total water consumption (ML) including line losses | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,513,773.97 | |
| 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) | 960.21 | includes residue from incineration; see survey | ||
| Waste incineration (Kt) | 5,853.80 | |||
| *Total solid waste disposal (kt) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6,814.01 | |
| *10-year growth rate in solid waste disposal 2001-2011 (%) | ||||
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| Materials (2011) | ||||
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