Table 3.38
Production and consumption of primary energy resources

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Production and consumption of primary energy resources
  Total coal Crude oil Natural gas 1 Electricity 2 Total
Production Availability Production Availability Production Availability Production Availability Production Availability
  terajoules
1980 891,070 928,409 3,444,041 4,216,120 3,180,730 2,116,374 1,052,072 953,991 8,567,913 8,214,894
1981 969,542 947,942 3,093,450 3,911,507 3,080,003 2,010,520 1,114,624 992,669 8,257,619 7,862,638
1982 1,028,279 1,001,681 3,052,121 3,359,122 3,163,161 2,040,386 1,093,191 980,277 8,336,752 7,381,466
1983 1,066,011 1,048,015 3,232,271 3,201,037 2,980,532 2,027,274 1,150,257 1,020,347 8,429,071 7,296,673
1984 1,396,400 1,167,377 3,430,899 3,183,745 3,311,332 2,292,108 1,235,057 1,094,325 9,373,688 7,737,555
1985 1,487,132 1,122,086 3,516,525 3,085,568 3,622,687 2,532,461 1,313,821 1,168,658 9,940,165 7,908,773
1986 1,382,118 1,039,979 3,531,205 3,055,190 3,458,952 2,480,595 1,381,010 1,258,688 9,753,285 7,834,452
1987 1,393,936 1,117,744 3,690,859 3,172,058 3,766,024 2,574,349 1,416,413 1,258,110 10,267,232 8,122,261
1988 1,614,195 1,200,307 3,877,941 3,359,461 4,313,054 2,809,862 1,390,669 1,290,430 11,195,859 8,660,060
1989 1,718,400 1,197,786 3,769,304 3,423,980 4,552,627 3,025,526 1,331,644 1,297,953 11,371,975 8,945,245
1990 1,673,101 1,136,171 3,765,187 3,874,090 4,574,109 2,899,032 1,321,912 1,320,656 11,334,309 9,229,949
1991 1,747,976 1,099,786 3,765,443 3,726,587 4,805,528 2,922,760 1,408,181 1,341,838 11,727,128 9,090,971
1992 1,553,530 1,120,353 3,931,692 3,615,091 5,298,028 3,116,689 1,414,322 1,324,135 12,197,572 9,176,268
1993 1,651,313 994,715 4,116,941 3,741,690 5,832,901 3,196,872 1,479,535 1,380,835 13,080,690 9,314,112
1994 1,735,269 1,054,689 4,299,874 3,808,804 6,331,888 3,312,684 1,546,239 1,388,145 13,913,270 9,564,322
1995 1,800,811 1,056,083 4,457,769 3,801,848 6,711,568 3,434,306 1,532,656 1,402,976 14,502,804 9,695,213
1996 1,832,286 1,099,131 4,590,726 3,984,463 6,932,462 3,563,509 1,585,629 1,450,067 14,941,103 10,097,170
1997 1,897,322 1,168,601 4,842,646 4,087,294 7,012,563 3,540,975 1,531,890 1,403,258 15,284,421 10,200,128
1998 1,651,482 1,287,709 5,021,730 4,090,494 7,269,299 3,488,847 1,426,237 1,327,829 15,368,748 10,194,879
1999 1,589,310 1,278,044 4,788,758 4,167,500 7,498,476 3,695,016 1,481,669 1,377,703 15,358,213 10,518,263
2000 1,509,905 1,330,940 4,999,607 4,251,781 7,734,303 3,852,022 1,524,557 1,396,249 15,768,372 10,830,992
2001 1,532,994 1,421,952 5,056,168 4,388,726 7,857,807 3,775,073 1,447,914 1,364,650 15,894,883 10,950,401
2002 1,429,897 1,322,247 5,359,627 4,454,025 7,876,101 3,955,247 1,505,333 1,431,988 16,170,958 11,163,507
2003 1,326,114 1,398,121 5,679,573 4,631,977 7,708,115 4,015,753 1,457,123 1,432,678 16,170,925 11,478,529
2004 1,415,738 1,252,140 5,869,418 4,762,714 7,746,364 4,029,335 1,522,225 1,483,313 16,553,745 11,527,502
2005 1,400,510 1,326,344 5,632,426 4,507,267 7,848,271 3,950,690 1,608,679 1,522,814 16,489,886 11,307,115
2006 1,419,137 1,299,187 5,905,079 4,435,526 7,891,561 3,911,296 1,599,675 1,530,872 16,815,452 11,176,881
2007 1,482,232 1,350,944 6,153,625 4,536,075 7,697,794 4,227,806 1,631,049 1,539,931 16,964,700 11,654,756
1.
Includes natural gas liquids (ethane, butane, propane and pentanes plus).
2.
Includes primary steam.
Note(s):
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.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, CANSIM tables 128-0002 and 128-0009.
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