Transportation Sector
British Columbia and Territories
Table 35: Freight Light Truck Secondary Energy Use and GHG Emissions by Energy Source
  2000   2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Freight Light Truck Energy Use (PJ) 21.6   27.4 29.1 29.0 25.6 26.5

Energy Use by Energy Source (PJ)
Natural Gas 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Motor Gasoline 18.3   25.7 26.6 26.7 23.5 24.3
Diesel Fuel Oil 1.0   0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7
Ethanol n.a.   n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Biodiesel Fuel 0.0   n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Propane 2.3   1.1 1.8 1.7 1.3 1.5

Shares (%)
Natural Gas 0.1   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1
Motor Gasoline 84.8   93.9 91.7 91.9 92.1 91.9
Diesel Fuel Oil 4.4   1.8 1.9 2.0 2.5 2.5
Ethanol n.a.   n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Biodiesel Fuel 0.0   n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Propane 10.6   4.1 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.6

Activity
Tonne-kilometres (millions) 2,596   3,890 4,155 4,219 3,917 4,101
Energy Intensity (MJ/Tkm) 8.31   7.04 6.99 6.88 6.52 6.45
Freight Light Truck GHG Emissions (Mt of CO2e) 1.5   1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8

GHG Emissions by Energy Source (Mt of CO2e)
Natural Gas 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Motor Gasoline 1.3   1.7 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7
Diesel Fuel Oil 0.1   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ethanol n.a.   n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Biodiesel Fuel 0.0   n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Propane 0.1   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Shares (%)
Natural Gas 0.1   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Motor Gasoline 86.1   94.2 92.1 92.3 92.7 92.5
Diesel Fuel Oil 4.6   1.9 2.1 2.2 2.6 2.6
Ethanol n.a.   n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Biodiesel Fuel 0.0   n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Propane 9.3   3.8 5.7 5.5 4.6 4.9
GHG Intensity (tonne/TJ) 69.7   66.8 66.7 66.8 69.7 69.7

n.a. - Denotes data that is not applicable.
n.a. - Denotes data that is not available.