| 2000 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Energy Use (PJ)a,d | 3,166.9 | 3,479.6 | 3,563.6 | 3,737.8 | 3,777.6 | 3,518.2 | |
Energy Use by Energy Source (PJ)a,d | |||||||
| Electricity | 795.5 | 738.2 | 737.5 | 743.9 | 752.7 | 719.5 | |
| Natural Gas | 961.0 | 1,414.0 | 1,488.7 | 1,614.3 | 1,629.1 | 1,529.2 | |
| Diesel Fuel Oil, Light Fuel Oil and Kerosene | 141.1 | 254.7 | 260.6 | 271.0 | 278.2 | 262.2 | |
| Heavy Fuel Oil | 143.4 | 33.7 | 33.8 | 29.8 | 29.7 | 20.6 | |
| Still Gas and Petroleum Coke | 375.9 | 471.5 | 444.1 | 448.1 | 466.3 | 430.5 | |
| LPG and Gas Plant NGL | 39.3 | 56.7 | 62.3 | 75.0 | 73.6 | 67.4 | |
| Coal | 57.8 | 38.9 | 38.4 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 33.1 | |
| Coke and Coke Oven Gas | 136.7 | 101.8 | 102.9 | 113.9 | 105.2 | 90.0 | |
| Wood Waste and Pulping Liquor | 479.5 | 342.8 | 365.7 | 373.6 | 370.3 | 337.3 | |
| Other1 | 36.7 | 27.1 | 29.7 | 30.3 | 31.4 | 28.4 | |
Activity | |||||||
| GDP (million $2012)b,d | 407,435 | 464,860 | 486,485 | 503,278 | 501,450 | 467,445 | |
| Energy Intensity (MJ/$2012 – GDP)a,b,d | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | |
| Total GHG Emissions Including Electricity (Mt of CO2e)a,c,d | 160.4 | 168.6 | 171.8 | 179.2 | 181.7 | 165.6 | |
GHG Emissions by Energy Source (Mt of CO2e)a,c,d | |||||||
| Electricity | 47.4 | 27.6 | 26.8 | 24.6 | 24.5 | 21.1 | |
| Natural Gas | 49.9 | 77.1 | 81.5 | 88.6 | 89.4 | 83.9 | |
| Diesel Fuel Oil, Light Fuel Oil and Kerosene | 9.9 | 17.9 | 18.3 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 18.4 | |
| Heavy Fuel Oil | 10.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.5 | |
| Still Gas and Petroleum Coke | 21.0 | 26.2 | 24.9 | 25.3 | 27.2 | 24.6 | |
| LPG and Gas Plant NGL | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.1 | |
| Coal | 5.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.0 | |
| Coke and Coke Oven Gas | 13.1 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 10.0 | 8.4 | |
| Wood Waste and Pulping Liquor | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Other1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
| GHG Intensity (tonne/TJ)a,c,d | 50.6 | 48.4 | 48.2 | 47.9 | 48.1 | 47.1 | |
| Total GHG Emissions Excluding Electricity (Mt of CO2e)a,c,d | 113.0 | 141.0 | 145.0 | 154.6 | 157.2 | 144.5 | |
| GHG Intensity (tonne/TJ)a,c,d | 35.7 | 40.5 | 40.7 | 41.4 | 41.6 | 41.1 | |
Footnotes:
1) “Other” includes steam and waste fuels from the cement industry.
Sources:a) Statistics Canada, Report on Energy Supply and Demand in Canada, 2000-2020, Ottawa, 2022.
b) Statistics Canada, Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), Table 36-10-0434-03, Ottawa, 2022.
c) Environment and Climate Change Canada, National Inventory Report 2000-2020: Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in Canada, Ottawa, 2022.
d) The Canadian Energy and Emissions Data Centre, Simon Fraser University, 2022.