Residential Sector
Canada
Table 5: Space Cooling Secondary Energy Use and GHG Emissions by Cooling System Type
  2000   2018 2019 2020 2021
Total Space Cooling Energy Use1 (PJ) 13.1   39.8 26.6 39.2 41.5

Energy Use by Cooling System Type (PJ)
Room 2.2   6.8 4.4 6.2 6.5
Central 10.9   33.0 22.2 33.0 35.0

Shares (%)
Room 16.8   17.0 16.5 15.8 15.6
Central 83.2   83.0 83.5 84.2 84.4

Activity
Cooled Floor Space (million m2) 500   1,218 1,244 1,270 1,299
Energy Intensity (MJ/m2) 26.2   32.7 21.4 30.9 31.9
Total Space Cooling GHG Emissions Including Electricity (Mt of CO2e) 0.8   1.3 0.9 1.2 1.2

GHG Emissions by Cooling System Type (Mt of CO2e)
Room 0.1   0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2
Central 0.7   1.1 0.7 1.0 1.0

Shares (%)
Room 16.8   17.0 16.5 15.8 15.6
Central 83.2   83.0 83.5 84.2 84.4
GHG Intensity (tonne/TJ) 59.6   33.0 32.4 29.4 29.0
Total Space Cooling GHG Emissions Excluding Electricity1 (Mt of CO2e)  
GHG Intensity (tonne/TJ)  
Cooling Degree-Day Index 0.91   1.89 1.23 1.76 1.84

Footnotes:

1) Space cooling consumes only electricity.