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Primary energy consumption and selected indicators, Canada, 1990 and 2003

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Variable Level Variation from 1990 to 2003 % share of energy consumed % contribution to change
1990 2003 value
%
 1990 2003
Primary energy consumption in terajoules
Refined petroleum products 3,484,034 4,146,394 662,360 19 41 40 34
Motor gasoline
 1,176,539 1,408,057 231,518 20 14 13 12
Diesel fuel
 665,305 918,189 252,884 38 8 9 13
Heavy fuel oil
 442,474 409,957 -32,517 -7 5 4 -2
Transformed into electricity
 141,419 134,019 -7,400 -5 2 1 0
Other products
 1,225,672 1,426,165 200,493 16 14 14 10
Natural gas 2,624,093 3,574,810 950,717 36 31 34 49
Transformed into electricity
 79,998 337,441 257,443 322 1 3 13
Coal 1,136,170 1,322,644 186,474 16 13 13 10
Transformed into electricity
 874,528 1,138,645 264,117 30 10 11 14
Primary electricity 1,304,627 1,433,359 128,732 10 15 14 7
Total1 8,548,924 10,477,207 1,928,283 23 100 100 100
Selected indicators
Population (persons)
27,697,530
31,629,677
3,932,147
 14 ... ... ...
Per capita energy consumption (terajoule per person) 0.30865 0.33125 0.02259 7 ... ... ...
Real GDP (millions of 1997 $)
 765,311 1,096,359 331,048 43 ... ... ...
Consumption of energy per real GDP $ (megajoules per $) 11.17 9.56 -1.61 -14 ... ... ...
1. The total is the sum of the four major components: refined petroleum products, natural gas, coal and primary electricity. These components might not add up to the total due to rounding.
Sources: Report on energy supply-demand in Canada, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 57-003-X, 1990 and 2003; population estimates, CANSIM Table 051-0001; Real GDP, CANSIM Table 384-0013.
Date Modified: 2009-11-12

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