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Table 1
Canada’s energy demand in petajoules, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005

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  1990 1995 2000 2005 1990 1995 2000 2005
petajoules percent of total
Refined petroleum products 2,886 2,960 3,283 3,588 37.8 35.7 35.8 37.6
Heavy fuel oil1
419 302 351 387 5.5 3.7 3.8 4.1
Natural gas 2,371 2,715 3,055 3,007 31.1 32.8 33.4 31.5
Primary electricity (hydro, nuclear, wind and tidal) 1,682 1,824 1,981 2,089 22.0 22.0 21.6 21.9
Other2 694 781 839 856 9.1 9.4 9.2 9.0
Total
7,633
8,281
9,158
9,540
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
1. Heavy fuel oil is also counted as part of refined petroleum products.
2. Other includes spent pulping liquor and solid wood waste which are not included in the CANSIM tables.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM tables 128-0002 and 128-0009, and Catalogue no. 57-003, table entitled “Solid wood waste and spent pulping liquor, total consumption.”