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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

PART 1:  Definition of Megacity 2001 2006 2011 Comments
Brinkhoff population (2010) 12,600,000
Population 10,869,255 11,534,047 11,909,897 years 2000 & 10
Population growth rate 2001-11 9.57
 GDP (millions)  86,400 110,400 162,600  USD; year 2010 
 >GDP (PPP adjusted US dollars, millions)  86,400 110,400 162,600
 *10-year growth rate in GDP 2001 to 2011 (%)  88.19
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) 5,327.84
Urbanized area (km2) 1,084.09
Heating degree days 37.00
Cooling degree days 385.00
Annnual precipitation (mm) 1,090.00
Annual solar radiation (k Wh/m2) 1,536.65
Building gross floor area (m2) - total
>total per capita
>residential na
>residential per capita
>commercial & institutional
>industrial
PART 3:  Urban Metabolism 2001 2006 2011 Comments
Energy (Stationary)
Electricity consumption (GWh) - renewable 0.00 0.00 0.00
Electricity consumption (GWh) - grid 17,201.00 28,798.00 33,241.00
Electrical line losses (GWh) 4,348.00 5,650.00 7,372.00
*Total electricity consumption (GWh) 17,201.00 28,798.00 33,241.00
*Total electricity consumption (TJ) 61,923.60 103,672.80 119,667.60
*10-year growth rate 2001-2011 (%) 93.25
Natural gas (TJ) 33,996.00 51,356.00 52,329.00
Fuel oil (TJ) 21,825.00 18,715.00 5,623.00
Coal (TJ) 12,243.00 12,186.00 17,816.00
Biomass/biofuels (TJ) 3,938.00 4,033.00 3,505.00
Other 21,550.00 22,290.00 21,975.00 other oil products
*Total energy consumption (heating + ind. fuels) (TJ) 93,552.00 108,580.00 101,248.00
*Total energy consumption (res & comm heating) (TJ) 41,309.18
Energy (Mobile)
Gasoline (TJ) 31,130.00 29,176.00 31,717.00
Diesel (TJ) 44,899.00 38,173.00 63,312.00
Jet fuel (TJ) 24,186.00 21,464.00 32,550.00
Marine fuel (TJ) 1,655.00 2,586.00
Other 8,597.00 9,280.00 19,377.00 ethanol
*Total energy consumption (transportation) excl. marine/jet fuel (TJ) 84,626.00 76,629.00 114,406.00
*10-year growth rate 35.19
*Total energy consumption (stationary + mobile) (TJ) 240,101.60 288,881.80 335,321.60
*2011 total 335,321.60
*2006 total 288,881.80
**2001 total 240,101.60
*10-year growth rate 2001-2011 (%) 39.66
Water
Consumption (ML) -- excluding line losses 749,070.00 789,791.00 1,029,183.00
Line losses (ML) 880,263.00 872,546.00 558,059.00
>Line losses as a percentage of consumption (%) 117.5% 110.5% 54.2%
*Total water consumption (ML) excluding line losses 749,070.00 789,791.00 1,029,183.00
*Total water consumption (ML) including line losses 1,629,333.00 1,662,337.00 1,587,242.00
Production (ML) 1,630,333.00 1,662,338.00 1,587,241.00
Production - surface water (ML) 1,630,333.00 1,662,338.00 1,587,241.00
Production - ground water (ML) 0.00 0.00 0.00
*10-year growth rate in water consumption 2001-2011 (%) 37.39
Wastewater
Volume (ML) 599,256.00 631,833.00 823,346.00
Loading (kt BOD) 214.00 227.00 235.00
Waste
Solid waste disposal - land (Kt) 4,041.00 3,629.00
Waste incineration (Kt) 0.00 0.00 0.00
*Total solid waste disposal (kt) 0.00 4,041.00 3,629.00
*10-year growth rate in solid waste disposal 2001-2011 (%)
Electricity sources years 2002 & 10; data for Brazil
Coal (%) 4.3 1.6 1.4
Oil (%) 7.6 2.6 3.6
Natural gas (%) 7.6 4 6.8
Hydropower (%) 69.8 84.6 80.5
Nuclear (%) 10.2 3 2.7
Off-site wind (%) 0.1 0.1 0.4
Off-site solar (%) 0 0 0
Other 0.4 4.2 4.7 biomass
GHG emissions factor (t CO2e / GWh) 32.3 51.2
Electricity consumption (2011)
residential (%) 35.5
commercial/institutional (%) 27.5
industrial (%) 20.7
transportation (%) 1.34
other
Stationary energy consumption (2011)
residential (%) 13.3
commercial/institutional (%) 27.5
industrial (%) 20.7
other 1.3 transportation
Materials (2011)
Building materials
Cement
>net import (Kt) 670.00
>production (Kt) 2,169.00
>consumption (Kt) 2,839.00
Steel
>net import (Kt) -4,173.00
>production (Kt) 6,746.00
>consumption (Kt) 2,573.00
Other
>net import (Kt)
>production (Kt)
>consumption (Kt)
Food
>net import (Kt) 6,676.00
>production (Kt) 243.00
>consumption (Kt) 6,902.00
Other
>net import (Kt)
>production (Kt)
>consumption (Kt)