Module 4 — City Performance Indicators and Methods of Assessment
Lesson 8 of 13Examples from African Cities

atlas map of the African continent, with signposts highlighting locations for Minna, Tshwane, and Cape Town
Examples from Cape Town, Minna and Tshwane

Following a standardized methodology to collect and report on 100 service performance and quality of life indicators in cities, data on a number of cities are available on the Open Data Portal of the World Council on City Data (WCCD)

http://open.dataforcities.org/

The following examples from African cities have been sourced from WCCD’s data portal and include: Cape Town, Minna and Tshwane. Make sure to go through all three examples by clicking through the tabs. 

  • Cape Town

    • Transportation indicators in Cape Town, South Africa.

    • 18.1 Kilometres of high capacity public transportation system per 100 000 population (core): 15.41 km/100 000 (2015)
    • 18.2 Kilometres of light passenger public transport system per 100 000 population (core): 81.76 km/100 000 (2015)
    • 18.3 Annual number of public transport trips per capita (core): 0.25 capita/yr (2015)
    • 18.4 Number of personal automobiles per capita (core): 0.22 /capita (2015)
    • 18.5 Percentage of commuters using a travel mode to work other than a personal vehicle (suppporting): 71.28% (2013)
    • 18.6 Number of two-wheel motorized vehicles per capita (supporting): 0.01 /capita (2015)
    • 18.7 Kilometres of bicycle paths and lanes per 100 000 population (supporting): 11.5 km/100 000 (2015)
    • 18.8 Transportation fatalities per 100 000 population (supporting): 17.48/100 000/yr (2015)
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    Transportation indicators for the city of Cape Town, South Africa (2016).
  • Minna

    • Energy indicators in Minna, Niger.

    • 7.1 Total residential electrical energy use per capita ((kWh/year) (core): NOT AVAILABLE
    • 7.2 Percentage of city population with authorized electrical service (core): 97% (2014)
    • 7.3 Energy (electricity) consumption of public buildings per year (kWh/M2) (core): NOT AVAILABLE
    • 7.4 Percentage of total energy derived from renewable sources, as a share of the city's total energy consumption (core): 9% (2014)
    • 7.5 Total electrical energy use per capita (kWh/year) (suppporting): NOT AVAILABLE
    • 7.6 Average number of electrical interruptions per customer per year (supporting): 1 080/customer/yr (2014)
    • 7.7 Average length of electrical interruptions (in hours) (supporting): 1.33 hours (2014)
    energy indicators for Minna from 2014
    Energy indicators for the city of Minna, Nigeria (2014).
  • Tshwane

    • Wastewater indicators in Tshwane, South Africa.

    • 20.1 Percentage of city population served by wastewater collection (core): 81% (2016)
    • 20.2 Percentage of the city's wastewater that has received no treatment (core): 0% (2016)
    • 20.3 Percentage of the city’s wastewater receiving primary treatment (core): 100% (2016)
    • 20.4 Percentage of the city’s wastewater receiving secondary treatment (core): 100% (2016)
    • 20.5 Percentage of the city’s wastewater receiving tertiary treatment (core): 100% (2016)
    waste water data for Tshwane from 2016.
    Wastewater indicators for the city of Tshwane, South Africa (2016).