Ranked 5th in terms of overall strength according to the 2020 National Innovative City Index
With its abundant resources and strong environmental carrying capacity, Wuhan enjoys great potential for growth and sustainable development.
Carrying capacity of land resources: The land area of Wuhan is larger than that of Shanghai, Nanjing, and Guangzhou while its built-up area is much smaller than that of the three cities, indicating huge potential for growth. Wuhan also plans to build world-class urban highlights.
Wuhan’s land area
4 times | 5.3 times | 11 times | 80 times | 1.3 times | 4 times | 5 times | 8 times |
Tokyo | London | New York | Paris | Shanghai | Shenzhen | Xiamen | Hong Kong |
Carrying capacity of water resources: Wuhan tops all other major cities in China in terms of per capita freshwater resources