Table 5 Definition, population and carbon emissions of the 14 cities and metropolitan regions in this study
From: The impact of human and livestock respiration on CO2 emissions from 14 global cities
City or metropolitan region | Year | Definition | Area (km2) | Population (thousands) | Total in-boundary FFE (Mt C) | Human Respiration | Livestock Respiration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kt C | % | Kt | % | ||||||
Bangkok | 2005 | Bangkok Metropolis | 1568.45 | 5659 | 7.5 | 630.4 | 8.4 | 3.1 | 0.04 |
Beijing | 2006 | Beijing Municipality | 16387.60 | 15,810 | 31.4 | 1943.6 | 6.2 | 483.6 | 1.5 |
Cape Town | 2005 | City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality | 2443.63 | 3497 | 1.7 | 272.1 | 16.3 | 9.3 | 0.6 |
Delhi | 2000 | Metropolis | 1500.84 | 13,200 | 3.5 | 1110.6 | 32.1 | 118.5 | 3.4 |
Greater London | 2003 | Greater London | 1601.83 | 7364 | 8.8 | 730.6 | 8.3 | 6.1 | 0.07 |
Greater Paris | 2005 | Ile de France | 12026.70 | 11,532 | 13.7 | 1142.5 | 8.3 | 43.9 | 0.3 |
Greater Toronto | 2005 | Greater Toronto | 7610.32 | 5556 | 12.1 | 558.9 | 4.6 | 35.1 | 0.3 |
Los Angeles | 2000 | County | 10587.20 | 9519 | 21.2 | 944.3 | 4.5 | 11.4 | 0.05 |
Manhattan | 2005 | Borough | 67.61 | 1570 | 2.4 | 149.6 | 6.3 | 0.1 | < 0.01 |
New York City | 2005 | City | 739.51 | 8170 | 11.8 | 643 | 5.5 | 0.3 | < 0.01 |
Sao Paulo | 2011 | Municipality | 1520.90 | 11,300 | 2.9 | 1105.4 | 38.2 | 1.7 | 0.06 |
Shanghai | 2006 | Shanghai Municipality | 6884.65 | 18,150 | 49.1 | 1943.6 | 4.0 | 142.4 | 0.3 |
Tokyo | 2006 | Tokyo Metropolis | 1804.78 | 12,678 | 10.9 | 1212.8 | 11.1 | 3 | 0.03 |
Washington DC | 2000 | District of Columbia | 177.71 | 572 | 1.9 | 56.8 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.03 |