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Primary energy consumption and selected indicators, Quebec, 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 731,621 879,180 147,559 20 48 48 48
Motor gasoline
252,354 300,019 47,665 19 16 16 16
Diesel fuel
115,386 147,514 32,128 28 8 8 10
Heavy fuel oil
107,843 146,624 38,781 36 7 8 13
Transformed into electricity
16,786 19,938 3,152 19 1 1 1
Other products
264,571 292,631 28,060 11 17 16 9
Natural gas 211,524 220,931 9,407 4 14 12 3
Transformed into electricity
1,485 1,466 -19 -1 0 0 0
Coal 27,450 19,130 -8,320 -30 2 1 -3
Transformed into electricity
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Primary electricity 560,885 718,847 157,962 28 37 39 52
Total1 1,531,480 1,838,088 306,608 20 100 100 100
Selected indicators
Population (persons)
7,003,876
7,487,169
483,293 7 ... ... ...
Per capita energy consumption (terajoule per person) 0.21866 0.2455 0.02684 12 ... ... ...
Real GDP (millions of 1997 $) 170,851 230,983 60,132 35 ... ... ...
Consumption of energy per real GDP $ (megajoules per $) 8.96 7.96 -1.01 -11 ... ... ...
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.