Paris, France
| PART 1: Definition of Megacity | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | Comments |
| Brinkhoff population (2010) | 10,400,000 | |||
| Population | 11,114,790 | 11,532,400 | 11,852,851 | |
| Population growth rate 2001-11 | 6.64 | |||
| GDP (millions) | 420,890 | 501,000 | 607,439 | Euros |
| >GDP (PPP adjusted US dollars, millions) | 467,656 | 556,667 | 674,932 | |
| *10-year growth rate in GDP 2001 to 2011 (%) | 44.32 | |||
| Formal gov't for metro area (yes/no)? | N | |||
| > 1 coordinating bodies (yes/no)? | Y | |||
| PART 2: Biophysical Characteristics | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | Comments |
| Land area (km2) | 12,011.00 | |||
| Urbanized area (km2) | 2,535.00 | |||
| Heating degree days | 2,157.00 | |||
| Cooling degree days | 24.00 | |||
| Annnual precipitation (mm) | 637.40 | |||
| Annual solar radiation (k Wh/m2) | 1,117.00 | |||
| Building gross floor area (m2) - total | 951,000,000.00 | |||
| >total per capita | 80.23 | |||
| >residential | 350,000,000.00 | |||
| >residential per capita | 29.53 | |||
| >commercial & institutional | 196,000,000.00 | |||
| >industrial | 405,000,000.00 | |||
| PART 3: Urban Metabolism | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | Comments |
| years 2002 & 2009 | ||||
| Energy (Stationary) | ||||
| Electricity consumption (GWh) - renewable | 54.00 | 57.00 | ||
| Electricity consumption (GWh) - grid | 66,062.00 | 65,546.00 | 68,215.00 | |
| Electrical line losses (GWh) | 11,500.00 | |||
| *Total electricity consumption (GWh) | 66,116.00 | 65,603.00 | 68,215.00 | |
| *Total electricity consumption (TJ) | 238,017.60 | 236,170.80 | 245,574.00 | |
| *10-year growth rate 2001-2011 (%) | 3.17 | |||
| Natural gas (TJ) | 266,366.00 | 285,574.00 | 242,676.00 | |
| Fuel oil (TJ) | 52,634.00 | 52,080.00 | 40,992.00 | yr 2007 |
| Coal (TJ) | 1,428.00 | 1,092.00 | 1,638.00 | |
| Biomass/biofuels (TJ) | 3,612.00 | 12,012.00 | ||
| Other | ||||
| *Total energy consumption (heating + ind. fuels) (TJ) | 320,428.00 | 342,358.00 | 297,318.00 | |
| *Total energy consumption (res & comm heating) (TJ) | 255,693.48 | |||
| Energy (Mobile) | ||||
| Gasoline (TJ) | 86,052.00 | 68,208.00 | 68,208.00 | 2006 & 2011 assumed equal |
| Diesel (TJ) | 127,010.00 | 138,096.00 | 138,096.00 | 2006 & 2011 assumed equal |
| Jet fuel (TJ) | 200,000.00 | 253,000.00 | 253,000.00 | 2006 & 2011 assumed equal |
| Marine fuel (TJ) | ||||
| Other | ||||
| *Total energy consumption (transportation) excl. marine/jet fuel (TJ) | 213,062.00 | 206,304.00 | 206,304.00 | |
| *10-year growth rate | -3.17 | |||
| *Total energy consumption (stationary + mobile) (TJ) | 771,507.60 | 784,832.80 | 749,196.00 | -22,311.60 |
| *2011 total | 749,196.00 | |||
| *2006 total | 784,832.80 | |||
| *2001 total | 771,507.60 | |||
| *10-year growth rate 2001-2011 (%) | -2.89 | |||
| Water | ||||
| Consumption (ML) -- excluding line losses | 1,615,054.36 | |||
| Line losses (ML) | 97,243.00 | |||
| >Line losses as a percentage of consumption (%) | 6.0% | |||
| *Total water consumption (ML) excluding line losses | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,615,054.36 | |
| *Total water consumption (ML) including line losses | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,712,297.36 | |
| Production (ML) | 1,736,840.13 | |||
| Production - surface water (ML) | 1,380,409.76 | |||
| Production - ground water (ML) | 356,430.37 | |||
| *10-year growth rate in water consumption 2001-2011 (%) | ||||
| Wastewater | ||||
| Volume (ML) | 1,250,835.00 | |||
| Loading (kt BOD) | 122.80 | 180.20 | 66.50 | |
| Waste | ||||
| Solid waste disposal - land (Kt) | 1,215.00 | 2,635.00 | yr 2002 and 2010 | |
| Waste incineration (Kt) | 3,536.00 | 3,898.00 | yr 2002 and 2010 | |
| *Total solid waste disposal (kt) | 4,751.00 | 0.00 | 6,533.00 | |
| *10-year growth rate in solid waste disposal 2001-2011 (%) | 37.51 | |||
| Electricity sources | ||||
| Coal (%) | 3 | 5 | ||
| Oil (%) | 1 | 2 | ||
| Natural gas (%) | 2 | 4 | ||
| Hydropower (%) | 15 | 12 | ||
| Nuclear (%) | 76 | 78 | ||
| Off-site wind (%) | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | |
| Off-site solar (%) | 0 | 0 | ||
| Other | 2 | 3 | waste & others | |
| GHG emissions factor (t CO2e / GWh) | 84.41 | yr 2004 | ||
| Electricity consumption (2011) | ||||
| residential (%) | 41 | |||
| commercial/institutional (%) | 42 | |||
| industrial (%) | 13 | |||
| transportation (%) | 4 | |||
| other | ||||
| Stationary energy consumption (2011) | ||||
| residential (%) | 56.0 | |||
| commercial/institutional (%) | 30.0 | |||
| industrial (%) | 15.0 | incl. 1% of agric. consump. | ||
| other | ||||
| Materials (2011) | ||||
| Building materials | ||||
| Cement | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | 1,615.00 | yr 2008 | ||
| >production (Kt) | 700.00 | yr 2008 | ||
| >consumption (Kt) | 2,315.00 | yr 2012 | ||
| Steel | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | 211.00 | yr 2003 | ||
| >production (Kt) | 0.00 | yr 2003 | ||
| >consumption (Kt) | 211.00 | yr 2003 | ||
| Other | total all bldg materials | |||
| >net import (Kt) | 12,132.00 | |||
| >production (Kt) | 16,990.00 | |||
| >consumption (Kt) | 29,122.00 | |||
| Food | yr 2006 | |||
| >net import (Kt) | 4,578.00 | |||
| >production (Kt) | 6,375.00 | |||
| >consumption (Kt) | 10,953.00 | |||
| Other | total materials (yr 2003) | |||
| >net import (Kt) | 55,950.00 | |||
| >production (Kt) | 23,540.00 | |||
| >consumption (Kt) | 79,490.00 |