Transportation Sector
Nova Scotia
Table 26: Freight Truck Secondary Energy Use and GHG Emissions by Energy Source
  2000   2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Freight Truck Energy Use (PJ) 20.2   21.4 22.7 22.1 19.1 20.8

Energy Use by Energy Source (PJ)
Natural Gas 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
Motor Gasoline 6.0   7.9 8.3 8.3 6.8 7.4
Diesel Fuel Oil 14.2   13.5 14.4 13.6 12.2 13.2
Ethanol n.a.   n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Biodiesel Fuel 0.0   n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Propane 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Shares (%)
Natural Gas 0.0   0.0 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4
Motor Gasoline 29.5   36.9 36.6 37.6 35.8 35.8
Diesel Fuel Oil 70.3   63.0 63.1 61.9 63.8 63.7
Ethanol n.a.   n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Biodiesel Fuel 0.0   n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Propane 0.2   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Activity
Tonne-kilometres (millions) 7,162   8,068 7,577 7,515 6,657 7,174
Energy Intensity (MJ/Tkm) 2.83   2.65 3.00 2.93 2.86 2.90
Freight Truck GHG Emissions (Mt of CO2e) 1.4   1.5 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.5

GHG Emissions by Energy Source (Mt of CO2e)
Natural Gas 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Motor Gasoline 0.4   0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
Diesel Fuel Oil 1.0   1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9
Ethanol n.a.   n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Biodiesel Fuel 0.0   n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Propane 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Shares (%)
Natural Gas 0.0   0.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2
Motor Gasoline 29.1   35.6 35.3 36.3 35.6 35.6
Diesel Fuel Oil 70.7   64.3 64.5 63.3 64.1 64.1
Ethanol n.a.   n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Biodiesel Fuel 0.0   n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Propane 0.2   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
GHG Intensity (tonne/TJ) 70.5   69.7 69.7 69.6 70.7 70.8

n.a. - Denotes data that is not applicable.
n.a. - Denotes data that is not available.