Residential Appliance Details
  2000   2019 2020
Total Appliance Energy Use (PJ)a 176.3   199.1 208.8

Energy Use by Energy Source (PJ)a
Electricity 171.8   190.3 199.7
Natural Gas 4.6   8.8 9.1

Energy Use by Appliance Type (PJ)a
Refrigerator 43.8   26.6 27.9
Freezer 15.7   9.2 9.6
Dishwasher1 4.5   2.2 2.3
Clothes Washer1 4.4   1.5 1.5
Clothes Dryer 32.6   34.9 36.1
Range 30.7   31.3 32.6
Other Appliances2 44.7   93.4 98.8

Activity
Total Households (thousands)a,b 11,652   14,770 14,925
Energy Intensity (GJ/household)a,b 15.1   13.5 14.0

Heat Loss by Appliance Type (PJ)a
Refrigerator 19.3   12.1 11.3
Freezer 7.0   4.3 4.0
Dishwasher1 0.7   0.3 0.3
Clothes Washer1 1.1   0.4 0.3
Clothes Dryer 4.0   4.5 4.1
Range 11.2   11.8 10.9
Other Appliances2 19.7   42.5 40.0

Appliances per Household by Appliance Typea,b
Refrigerator 1.23   1.27 1.27
Freezer 0.58   0.54 0.54
Dishwasher 0.52   0.61 0.61
Clothes Washer 0.81   0.81 0.81
Clothes Dryer 0.81   0.84 0.84
Range 0.99   1.00 1.00
Other Appliances2 12.77   19.22 19.41

Footnotes:

1) Excludes hot water requirements.
2) “Other Appliances” includes small appliances such as televisions, video cassette recorders, digital video disc players, radios, computers and toasters.

Sources:

a) Natural Resources Canada, Residential End-Use Model, Ottawa, 2022.
b) Statistics Canada, Survey of Household Spending, 2000-2020, Ottawa, 2022.