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.