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Primary energy consumption and selected indicators, Alberta, 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 516,405 727,698 211,293 41 27 27 29
Motor gasoline
 159,554 181,583 22,029 14 8 7 3
Diesel fuel
 122,508 198,660 76,152 62 6 7 10
Heavy fuel oil
 685 2,455 1,770 258 0 0 0
Transformed into electricity
 0 176 176 ... 0 0 0
Other products
 234,598 345,791 111,193 47 12 13 15
Natural gas 1,024,186 1,442,035 417,849 41 53 54 57
Transformed into electricity
 45,273 104,942 59,669 132 2 4 8
Coal 402,860 499,195 96,335 24 21 19 13
Transformed into electricity
 396,300 495,220 98,920 25 20 18 14
Primary electricity 4,536 9,734 5,198
115
 0 0 1
Total1
1,947,987
2,678,662
730,675
 38 100 100 100
Selected indicators
Population (persons) 2,547,166 3,153723 606,557 24 ... ... ...
Per capita energy consumption (terajoule per person) 0.76477 0.84937 0.0846 11 ... ... ...
Real GDP (millions of 1997 $) 82,518 129,553 47,035 57 ... ... ...
Consumption of energy per real GDP $ (megajoules per $) 23.61 20.68 -2.93 -12 ... ... ...
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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