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Table 5
Households' greenhouse gas emissions from private vehicle operation, by province, 2007

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Households' greenhouse gas emissions from private vehicle operation, by province, 2007
	Carbon dioxide (CO₂)	Methane (CH₄)	Nitrous oxide (N₂O)	GHG emissions	Provincial share of GHG	Light vehicles	Provincial share of light vehicles	Per capita emissions
	kt of CO₂ equivalent				percent	number	percent	kg of CO₂ equivalent
Total, all provinces	56,195	61	1,213	57,469	100.0	17,291,578	100.0	1,751
Newfoundland and Labrador	779	1	17	797	1.4	245,863	1.4	1,574
Prince Edward Island	246	0	5	251	0.4	71,745	0.4	1,820
Nova Scotia	1,833	2	40	1,875	3.3	493,351	2.9	2,003
New Brunswick	1,396	2	30	1,428	2.5	424,947	2.5	1,915
Quebec	12,002	13	259	12,274	21.4	4,052,562	23.4	1,597
Ontario	21,888	24	472	22,384	39.0	6,405,104	37.0	1,750
Manitoba	2,348	3	51	2,401	4.2	590,516	3.4	2,012
Saskatchewan	2,135	2	46	2,184	3.8	600,073	3.5	2,184
Alberta	6,917	8	149	7,073	12.3	2,108,249	12.2	2,015
British Columbia	6,651	7	144	6,802	11.8	2,299,167	13.3	1,578

Source(s):

Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, 2009, special tabulation.