Residential Sector
British Columbia and Territories
Table 31: Appliance Stock by Appliance Type and Energy Source
  2000   2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Appliance Stock by Appliance Type (thousands)
Refrigerator 1,903   2,392 2,422 2,459 2,528 2,573 2,617 2,665 2,712
Freezer 875   935 946 961 988 1,005 1,022 1,041 1,060
Dishwasher 945   1,232 1,247 1,266 1,302 1,325 1,348 1,373 1,397
Clothes Washer 1,221   1,429 1,446 1,468 1,510 1,536 1,563 1,591 1,620
Clothes Dryer 1,215   1,459 1,477 1,499 1,541 1,568 1,595 1,624 1,653
Range 1,561   1,883 1,906 1,936 1,990 2,025 2,060 2,098 2,135
Other Appliances1 19,013   33,409 34,930 36,171 37,865 39,232 40,632 43,855 45,047

Appliances per Household by Appliance Type
Refrigerator 1.20   1.27 1.27 1.27 1.27 1.27 1.27 1.27 1.27
Freezer 0.55   0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50
Dishwasher 0.60   0.65 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.65
Clothes Washer 0.77   0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76
Clothes Dryer 0.77   0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77
Range 0.99   1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Other Appliances1 12.03   17.74 18.32 18.68 19.02 19.37 19.72 20.90 21.10

Stock of Electric Appliances (thousands)
Refrigerator 1,903   2,392 2,422 2,459 2,528 2,573 2,617 2,665 2,712
Freezer 875   935 946 961 988 1,005 1,022 1,041 1,060
Dishwasher 945   1,232 1,247 1,266 1,302 1,325 1,348 1,373 1,397
Clothes Washer 1,221   1,429 1,446 1,468 1,510 1,536 1,563 1,591 1,620
Clothes Dryer 1,199   1,449 1,466 1,489 1,531 1,557 1,584 1,613 1,642
Range 1,430   1,651 1,672 1,697 1,745 1,775 1,806 1,839 1,872
Other Appliances1 19,013   33,409 34,930 36,171 37,865 39,232 40,632 43,855 45,047

Electric Appliances per Household by Appliance Type
Refrigerator 1.20   1.27 1.27 1.27 1.27 1.27 1.27 1.27 1.27
Freezer 0.55   0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50
Dishwasher 0.60   0.65 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.65
Clothes Washer 0.77   0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76
Clothes Dryer 0.76   0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77
Range 0.90   0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88
Other Appliances1 12.03   17.74 18.32 18.68 19.02 19.37 19.72 20.90 21.10

Stock of Natural Gas Appliances (thousands)
Clothes Dryer 15.7   11.0 10.7 10.7 10.6 10.7 10.9 11.1 11.3
Range 130.9   231.9 234.8 238.5 245.2 249.5 253.9 258.5 263.1

Natural Gas Appliances per Household by Appliance Type
Clothes Dryer 0.01   0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
Range 0.08   0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12

Footnotes:

1) “Other Appliances” includes small appliances such as microwaves, televisions, cable boxes, video cassette recorders, stereo systems and computers.