Transportation Sector
British Columbia and Territories
Table 26: Freight Truck Secondary Energy Use and GHG Emissions by Energy Source
  2000   2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Freight Truck Energy Use (PJ) 87.8   124.7 122.1 127.3 133.2 139.0 136.6 121.5 132.5

Energy Use by Energy Source (PJ)
Natural Gas 0.0   0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2
Motor Gasoline 32.8   44.7 47.8 52.3 52.7 53.9 52.3 43.9 47.1
Diesel Fuel Oil 52.4   76.7 72.6 73.7 79.1 82.9 82.2 75.9 83.5
Ethanol n.a.   1.6 n.a. 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. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Propane 2.5   1.5 1.5 1.2 1.3 2.1 2.0 1.5 1.7

Shares (%)
Natural Gas 0.0   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Motor Gasoline 37.4   35.9 39.2 41.0 39.6 38.8 38.3 36.1 35.6
Diesel Fuel Oil 59.7   61.5 59.5 57.9 59.4 59.6 60.2 62.5 63.1
Ethanol n.a.   1.3 n.a. 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. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Propane 2.8   1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.3

Activity
Tonne-kilometres (millions) 25,540   30,851 31,616 35,370 37,617 35,799 36,597 33,295 36,341
Energy Intensity (MJ/Tkm) 3.44   4.04 3.86 3.60 3.54 3.88 3.73 3.65 3.65
Freight Truck GHG Emissions (Mt of CO2e) 6.1   8.7 8.5 8.8 9.3 9.7 9.5 8.6 9.4

GHG Emissions by Energy Source (Mt of CO2e)
Natural Gas 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Motor Gasoline 2.3   3.0 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.1 3.3
Diesel Fuel Oil 3.7   5.5 5.2 5.2 5.6 5.9 5.9 5.4 5.9
Ethanol n.a.   0.1 n.a. 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. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Propane 0.2   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Shares (%)
Natural Gas 0.0   0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Motor Gasoline 36.9   34.7 37.9 39.8 38.3 37.6 37.1 36.0 35.4
Diesel Fuel Oil 60.6   62.9 60.9 59.3 60.8 61.1 61.6 62.9 63.4
Ethanol n.a.   1.3 n.a. 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. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Propane 2.5   1.0 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.1
GHG Intensity (tonne/TJ) 70.0   69.6 69.5 69.5 69.6 69.5 69.6 70.7 70.7

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