Residential Sector
Canada
Table 34: Water Heater Stock by Building Type and Energy Source
  2000   2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Total Water Heater Stock (thousands) 12,200   14,622 14,791 14,971 15,143 15,317 15,520 15,722 15,944 16,186

Water Heater Stock by Building Type (thousands)
Single Detached 6,843   8,018 8,080 8,135 8,188 8,246 8,320 8,398 8,479 8,567
Single Attached 1,285   1,715 1,748 1,779 1,811 1,845 1,882 1,915 1,950 1,987
Apartments 3,839   4,622 4,694 4,786 4,872 4,952 5,042 5,131 5,235 5,350
Mobile Homes 233   267 269 271 272 274 276 278 280 282

Shares (%)
Single Detached 56.1   54.8 54.6 54.3 54.1 53.8 53.6 53.4 53.2 52.9
Single Attached 10.5   11.7 11.8 11.9 12.0 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.2 12.3
Apartments 31.5   31.6 31.7 32.0 32.2 32.3 32.5 32.6 32.8 33.1
Mobile Homes 1.9   1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7

Water Heater Stock by Energy Source (thousands)
Electricity 5,786   6,926 7,047 7,161 7,274 7,389 7,513 7,620 7,733 7,858
Natural Gas 5,683   7,088 7,176 7,274 7,358 7,440 7,535 7,637 7,748 7,868
Heating Oil 613   461 423 389 359 331 307 296 287 278
Other1 40   78 85 95 106 116 128 135 142 150
Wood 79   68 60 53 46 41 37 35 33 31

Shares (%)
Electricity 47.4   47.4 47.6 47.8 48.0 48.2 48.4 48.5 48.5 48.5
Natural Gas 46.6   48.5 48.5 48.6 48.6 48.6 48.6 48.6 48.6 48.6
Heating Oil 5.0   3.2 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7
Other1 0.3   0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9
Wood 0.6   0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Footnotes:

1) “Other” includes coal and propane.