Table 3.37
Primary energy consumption indicators
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| Population | Gross domestic product | Primary energy 1 | Energy consumption per capita | Energy consumption per dollar of real gross domestic product | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions | millions of chained 2002 dollars | terajoules | gigajoule per person | megajoule per dollars chained 2002 | |
| 1980 | 24,515,667 | 625,414 | 8,214,887 | 335.1 | 13.1 |
| 1981 | 24,819,915 | 647,323 | 7,862,627 | 316.8 | 12.1 |
| 1982 | 25,116,942 | 628,816 | 7,381,457 | 293.9 | 11.7 |
| 1983 | 25,366,451 | 645,906 | 7,299,903 | 287.8 | 11.3 |
| 1984 | 25,607,053 | 683,462 | 7,737,547 | 302.2 | 11.3 |
| 1985 | 25,842,116 | 716,132 | 7,908,762 | 306.0 | 11.0 |
| 1986 | 26,100,278 | 733,468 | 7,834,444 | 300.2 | 10.7 |
| 1987 | 26,446,601 | 764,664 | 8,122,249 | 307.1 | 10.6 |
| 1988 | 26,791,747 | 802,702 | 8,660,052 | 323.2 | 10.8 |
| 1989 | 27,276,781 | 823,728 | 8,945,237 | 327.9 | 10.9 |
| 1990 | 27,691,138 | 825,318 | 9,229,938 | 333.3 | 11.2 |
| 1991 | 28,037,420 | 808,051 | 9,090,962 | 324.2 | 11.3 |
| 1992 | 28,371,264 | 815,123 | 9,176,260 | 323.4 | 11.3 |
| 1993 | 28,684,764 | 834,185 | 9,314,103 | 324.7 | 11.2 |
| 1994 | 29,000,663 | 874,261 | 9,564,313 | 329.8 | 10.9 |
| 1995 | 29,302,311 | 898,814 | 9,695,204 | 330.9 | 10.8 |
| 1996 | 29,610,218 | 913,364 | 10,097,156 | 341.0 | 11.1 |
| 1997 | 29,905,948 | 951,962 | 10,200,117 | 341.1 | 10.7 |
| 1998 | 30,155,173 | 990,968 | 10,194,873 | 338.1 | 10.3 |
| 1999 | 30,401,286 | 1,045,786 | 10,518,257 | 346.0 | 10.1 |
| 2000 | 30,685,730 | 1,100,515 | 10,830,985 | 353.0 | 9.8 |
| 2001 | 31,019,020 | 1,120,146 | 10,950,393 | 353.0 | 9.8 |
| 2002 | 31,353,656 | 1,152,905 | 11,163,501 | 356.1 | 9.7 |
| 2003 | 31,639,670 | 1,174,592 | 11,478,526 | 362.8 | 9.8 |
| 2004 | 31,940,676 | 1,211,239 | 11,527,500 | 360.9 | 9.5 |
| 2005 | 32,245,209 | 1,246,064 | 11,307,113 | 350.7 | 9.1 |
| 2006 | 32,576,074 | 1,284,819 | 11,176,879 | 343.1 | 8.7 |
| 2007 | 32,927,372 | 1,319,681 | 11,654,755 | 354.0 | 8.8 |
Defined as the amount that was available for
use in the Canadian economy. Includes the use of energy resources for non-energy
purposes (for example, petrochemical feedstocks in fertilizer production).
Excludes the use of wood and wastes as energy sources.
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