Table A.23 – Energy consumption of the Chemical Manufacturing subsector by energy source, 2000–2020 (PJ)

Energy source 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Natural gas 190.6 172.7 154.8 144.4 164.3 161.3 152.3 149.9 154.5 152.9
Electricity 82.8 79.7 74.6 77.4 80.4 80.2 82.5 79.2 75.0 65.3
Steam 14.1 16.7 18.7 24.4 26.0 25.9 27.6 28.7 24.7 22.0
Heavy fuel oil 5.1 4.8 2.1 5.0 5.3 3.3 2.3 x x x
Middle distilates 0.8 0.9 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.4 x x
Petroleum coke and coke from catalytic cracking catalyst 0.8 0.0 0.8 x x x x x x x
Liquified petroleum gases (propane) 0.9 0.9 0.6 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 x 0.2 x
Refinery fuel gas .. .. .. .. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Coke oven gas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Coal .. .. .. .. .. x x x x x
Wood .. .. .. x x x x x x 0.4
Coke from coal .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Spent pulping liquor .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total 295.0 275.6 252.1 254.6 278.1 272.9 267.2 261.0 257.0 242.5

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FToo unreliable to be published
..Not available for a specific reference period
xSuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.