Residential Sector
Canada
Table 2: Secondary Energy Use and GHG Emissions by End-Use
  1990   2015 2016 2017
Total Energy Use (PJ) 1,424.6   1,559.5 1,464.2 1,507.7

Energy Use by End-Use (PJ)
Space Heating 957.5   964.6 889.0 928.9
Water Heating 230.8   302.2 282.4 291.5
Appliances 176.8   207.3 202.3 205.6
Lighting 49.5   56.2 53.5 53.6
Space Cooling 10.0   29.2 36.9 28.1

Shares (%)
Space Heating 67.2   61.9 60.7 61.6
Water Heating 16.2   19.4 19.3 19.3
Appliances 12.4   13.3 13.8 13.6
Lighting 3.5   3.6 3.7 3.6
Space Cooling 0.7   1.9 2.5 1.9

Activity
Total Floor Space (million m2) 1,208   2,006 2,040 2,107
Total Households (thousands) 9,895   14,137 14,307 14,493
Energy Intensity (GJ/m2) 1.18   0.78 0.72 0.72
Energy Intensity (GJ/household) 144.0   110.3 102.3 104.0
Total GHG Emissions Including Electricity (Mt of CO2e) 72.7   67.1 60.8 61.9

GHG Emissions by End-Use (Mt of CO2e)
Space Heating 47.0   41.7 37.5 38.8
Water Heating 12.5   14.0 12.8 13.2
Appliances 9.9   8.1 7.3 7.1
Lighting 2.8   2.2 1.9 1.8
Space Cooling 0.6   1.1 1.3 1.0

Shares (%)
Space Heating 64.6   62.2 61.7 62.7
Water Heating 17.2   20.9 21.1 21.3
Appliances 13.6   12.0 11.9 11.5
Lighting 3.8   3.2 3.1 2.9
Space Cooling 0.8   1.7 2.1 1.5
GHG Intensity (tonne/TJ) 51.1   43.0 41.5 41.0
Total GHG Emissions Excluding Electricity (Mt of CO2e) 46.5   43.5 39.6 41.3

GHG Emissions by End-Use (Mt of CO2e)
Space Heating 38.1   32.0 29.1 30.3
Water Heating 8.2   11.0 10.2 10.6
Appliances 0.2   0.4 0.4 0.4
Lighting 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0
Space Cooling 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0

Shares (%)
Space Heating 81.9   73.7 73.4 73.3
Water Heating 17.7   25.4 25.7 25.7
Appliances 0.4   0.9 0.9 1.0
Lighting 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0
Space Cooling 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0
GHG Intensity (tonne/TJ) 32.6   27.9 27.1 27.4
Heating Degree-Day Index 0.92   0.92 0.89 0.92
Cooling Degree-Day Index 1.05   1.37 1.79 1.37