Shanghai, China
| PART 1: Definition of Megacity | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | Comments |
| Brinkhoff population (2010) | 18,400,000 | |||
| Population | 16,683,300 | 19,641,100 | 23,474,600 | |
| Population growth rate 2001-11 | 40.71 | |||
| GDP (millions) | 521,012 | 1,057,224 | 1,919,569 | Chinese yuan |
| >GDP (PPP adjusted US dollars, millions) | 157,882 | 302,064 | 457,040 | |
| *10-year growth rate in GDP 2001 to 2011 (%) | 189.48 | |||
| Formal gov't for metro area (yes/no)? | Y | |||
| > 1 coordinating bodies (yes/no)? | Y | |||
| PART 2: Biophysical Characteristics | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | Comments |
| Land area (km2) | 6,340.50 | 6,340.50 | 6,340.50 | |
| Urbanized area (km2) | ||||
| Heating degree days | 1,664.00 | |||
| Cooling degree days | 370.00 | |||
| Annnual precipitation (mm) | 1,009.10 | |||
| Annual solar radiation (k Wh/m2) | 1,219.20 | |||
| Building gross floor area (m2) - total | 383,240,000 | 702,820,000 | 980,920,000 | total |
| >total per capita | 22.97 | 35.78 | 41.79 | |
| >residential | 234,750,000 | 408,570,000 | 550,770,000 | |
| >residential per capita | 14.07 | 20.80 | 23.46 | |
| >commercial & institutional | 148,490,000 | 294,250,000 | 430,150,000 | non-residential |
| >industrial | ||||
| PART 3: Urban Metabolism | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | Comments |
| Energy (Stationary) | ||||
| Electricity consumption (GWh) - renewable | ||||
| Electricity consumption (GWh) - grid | 56,130.00 | 93,864.00 | 126,913 | |
| Electrical line losses (GWh) | 3,169.00 | 5,151.00 | 7,049 | |
| *Total electricity consumption (GWh) | 56,130.00 | 93,864.00 | 126,913 | |
| *Total electricity consumption (TJ) | 202,068.00 | 337,910.40 | 456,886.80 | |
| *10-year growth rate 2001-2011 (%) | 126.11 | |||
| Natural gas (TJ) | ||||
| Fuel oil (TJ) | ||||
| Coal (TJ) | ||||
| Biomass/biofuels (TJ) | ||||
| Other | 757,084.16 | 1,064,682.56 | 978,551.33 | total non-electric sources (Tj) |
| *Total energy consumption (heating + ind. fuels) (TJ) | 757,084.16 | 1,064,682.56 | 978,551.33 | |
| *Total energy consumption (res & comm heating) (TJ) | ||||
| Energy (Mobile) | includes marine & jet fuel; see survey notes | |||
| Gasoline (TJ) | 59,148.03 | 115,743.08 | 203,320.55 | |
| Diesel (TJ) | 96,133.34 | 156,933.77 | 223,581.78 | |
| Jet fuel (TJ) | ||||
| Marine fuel (TJ) | ||||
| Other | 22,350.65 | 64,095.56 | 81,411.57 | fuel oil |
| 25,381.15 | 118,433.89 | 175,109.70 | kerosene | |
| *Total energy consumption (transportation) excl. marine/jet fuel (TJ) | 203,013.18 | 455,206.30 | 683,423.60 | |
| *10-year growth rate | 236.64 | |||
| *Total energy consumption (stationary + mobile) (TJ) | 1,162,165.34 | 1,857,799.26 | 2,118,861.73 | |
| *2011 total | 2,118,861.73 | |||
| *2006 total | 1,857,799.26 | |||
| **2001 total | 1,162,165.34 | |||
| *10-year growth rate 2001-2011 (%) | 82.32 | |||
| Water | ||||
| Consumption (ML) -- excluding line losses | 9,482,600 | 8,286,650 | ||
| Line losses (ML) | 1,673,400 | 1,462,350 | ||
| >Line losses as a percentage of consumption (%) | 17.6% | 17.6% | ||
| *Total water consumption (ML) excluding line losses | 0.00 | 9,482,600 | ||
| *Total water consumption (ML) including line losses | 10,629,000 | 11,156,000 | 9,749,000 | |
| Production (ML) | 11,036,000 | 11,857,000 | 9,749,000 | |
| Production - surface water (ML) | 10,963,000 | 11,800,000 | 9,735,000 | |
| Production - ground water (ML) | 73,000 | 57,000 | 14,000 | |
| *10-year growth rate in water consumption 2001-2011 (%) | ||||
| Wastewater | ||||
| Volume (ML) | 1,950,000 | 2,216,000 | 2,279,000 | |
| Loading (kt BOD) | 305.00 | 301.98 | 249.00 | kt COD not BOD |
| Waste | ||||
| Solid waste disposal - land (Kt) | 2,088.00 | 3,627.10 | ||
| Waste incineration (Kt) | 1,145.00 | 592.30 | ||
| *Total solid waste disposal (kt) | 3,233.00 | 4,219.40 | ||
| *10-year growth rate in solid waste disposal 2001-2011 (%) | ||||
| 579.00 | 78 (Other) | compost | ||
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| Materials (2011) | ||||
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| Cement | ||||
| >net import (Kt) | ||||
| >production (Kt) | 8,182.80 | |||
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| Steel | ||||
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| >production (Kt) | 24,828.10 | |||
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| Food | ||||
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