Residential Sector
Canada
Table 42: Single Attached Secondary Energy Use and GHG Emissions by Energy Source
  2000   2018 2019 2020 2021
Total Single Attached Energy Use (PJ) 129.9   157.1 154.1 150.8 148.5

Energy Use by Energy Source (PJ)
Electricity 48.6   65.1 65.8 67.7 68.0
Natural Gas 64.1   82.2 79.3 75.0 72.8
Heating Oil 11.0   3.9 3.6 3.1 2.8
Other1 1.0   1.8 1.9 1.8 1.9
Wood 5.2   4.0 3.5 3.2 3.0

Shares (%)
Electricity 37.4   41.5 42.7 44.9 45.8
Natural Gas 49.3   52.3 51.5 49.7 49.0
Heating Oil 8.5   2.5 2.3 2.1 1.9
Other1 0.8   1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3
Wood 4.0   2.6 2.3 2.1 2.0

Activity
Total Floor Space (million m2) 153   252 258 264 271
Total Households (thousands) 1,221   1,739 1,772 1,807 1,842
Energy Intensity (GJ/m2) 0.85   0.62 0.60 0.57 0.55
Energy Intensity (GJ/household) 106.4   90.3 87.0 83.5 80.6
Total Single Attached GHG Emissions Including Electricity (Mt of CO2e) 7.1   6.7 6.5 6.1 6.0

GHG Emissions by Energy Source (Mt of CO2e)
Electricity 2.9   2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0
Natural Gas 3.2   4.1 3.9 3.7 3.6
Heating Oil 0.8   0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
Other1 0.1   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Wood 0.1   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Shares (%)
Electricity 41.0   32.1 32.8 32.5 33.1
Natural Gas 45.3   60.7 60.3 60.8 60.4
Heating Oil 11.0   4.1 3.9 3.6 3.4
Other1 0.9   1.7 1.7 1.8 2.0
Wood 1.7   1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2
GHG Intensity (tonne/TJ) 54.4   42.6 42.3 40.5 40.1
Total Single Attached GHG Emissions Excluding Electricity (Mt of CO2e) 4.2   4.5 4.4 4.1 4.0
GHG Intensity (tonne/TJ) 32.1   29.0 28.4 27.3 26.9
Heating Degree-Day Index 0.96   0.95 0.98 0.88 0.85
Cooling Degree-Day Index 0.91   1.89 1.23 1.76 1.84

Footnotes:

1) “Other” includes coal and propane.