| Category | Indicator | Researcher |
| Economic growth | ・ Per capita GDP ・ Proportion of tertiary industry to GDP ・ Carbon productivity | World Bank, 2015 [46] Cheng et al., 2012 [39] EIU, 2012 [52] Suzuki et al., 2010 [45] |
| Energy using pattern | ・ Proportion of renewable energy ・ Energy intensity | EIU, 2012 [52] Tan et al., 2017 [52] [7] |
| Social and lifestyle | ・ Proportion of public green space ・ Population density Population/km2 | Tan et al., 2017 [7] UN-Habitat, 2011 [14] |
| Carbon and environment | ・ CO2 emission/capita ton/person Nitrogen dioxide emission/capita lg/m3 ・ Daily sulfur dioxide levels lg/m3 ・ daily suspended particular matter levels lg/m3 | Zhou et al., 2015 [38] Garcia, 2017 [53] |
| Urban mobilization | ・ Public buses per capita Public buses/million persons ・ Rail length per capita km/million persons ・ Cars per capita Private cars/persons | EIU, 2012 [52] WHO, 2014 [54] |
| Solid waste management | ・ Solid waste generation per Capita kg/capita/day ・ Share of waste collected and adequately disposed ・ Share of waste energy ・ Share of material recycling | Hoornweg & Bhada, 2012 [55] Shen et al., 2018 [56] Baeumler et al. 2012 [57] |
| Water management | ・ Share of wastewater treated ・ Water consumption intensity L/capita/day | Zhou et al., 2015 [38] Suzuki et al., 2010 [45] |