Tokyo (Asia & the Pacific)
Population: 36,609,167
GDP: 51,143 USD
Functional Urban Area: 11,305 km2
Tokyo
Tokyo (Asia & the Pacific)
Population: 36,609,167
GDP: 51,143 USD
Functional Urban Area: 11,305 km2
Context
Tokyo, Japan's capital and a megacity, operates as a unique metropolis (to), a prefectural entity that combines the functions of both a city and a prefecture. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government manages the metropolis, including 23 special wards, which function like semi-autonomous cities with their own mayors and councils, while relying on the Tokyo Metropolitan Government for metropolitan services such as public transit and infrastructure. Beyond the special wards, Tokyo Metropolitan Government also administers 26 fully autonomous cities, five towns, and eight villages, each with their own local governments.
Key findings
Tokyo has significantly improved air quality, with particle pollution levels decreasing by 29% well below the regional average and moving closer to World Health Organisation, which targets. Additionally, 85% of residents live within walkable distances to healthcare services, far above the 59% average for Asia-pacific cities and showcasing Tokyo’s efforts to improve public health and environmental standards.
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Indicators at a glance
Explore Tokyo’s strengths in:
- Resilience,
- Inclusion,
- Governance and
- Innovation.
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Resilience
- Air quality - NO2: 25.9 µg/m3
- Air quality - PM2.5: 14.3 µg/m3
- CO2 emissions per capita: 3.15 t/person
- Exposure to floods: 19.26 %
- Renewable energy consumption: 8.8 %
- Food security index: 5
- Greenness: 0.32
- Land Use Efficiency: 1.85
- Urban Heat Island: 3.4 °C
- Waste collection: No data available
- Waste generation: No data available
Inclusion
- Rapid transit: 15.15 %
- Public transport accessibility: 74 %
- Bike lanes: 6.96 %
- Basic sanitation services: No data available
- Basic water services: No data available
- Women in local politics: 32.28 %
- Access to education: 91.78 %
- Access to healthcare: 85.24 %
- Public space accessibility: 93.09 %
- Public space availability: 20.88 %
- Gini coefficient: 0.34
Governance
- Territorial fragmentation: 0.6
- Selection of local councillors: 100 %
- Mayoral selection: 4
- City budget: 5,924.67 USD
- Own source revenues: 66.5 %
Plans & Strategies
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