Transportation Sector
Canada
Table 40: Truck Secondary Energy Use and GHG Emissions by Region
  2000   2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Truck Energy Use (PJ) 1,073.4   1,438.2 1,479.6 1,473.2 1,463.2 1,479.1 1,535.5 1,597.2 1,617.2 1,347.7 1,433.6
Passenger Truck Transportation 362.3   469.0 490.2 492.2 516.3 553.8 575.2 598.8 618.9 504.4 522.4
Freight Truck Transportation 711.1   969.1 989.4 981.0 947.0 925.3 960.4 998.4 998.3 843.3 911.2

Energy Use by Region (PJ)
Newfoundland and Labrador 17.8   25.9 24.1 28.0 30.3 29.3 30.3 29.5 28.3 23.5 23.6
Prince Edward Island 5.4   6.1 5.3 5.6 5.7 6.1 6.4 6.4 6.4 5.7 6.1
Nova Scotia 34.3   37.2 34.9 33.1 38.1 38.2 40.8 43.1 42.5 36.2 39.0
New Brunswick 36.4   35.6 28.5 27.3 30.8 35.2 31.3 31.4 30.4 28.1 27.6
Quebec 199.4   250.5 244.5 234.4 245.5 254.8 274.5 275.6 281.5 236.7 263.0
Ontario 374.9   467.6 485.8 475.9 476.9 479.5 495.3 525.2 537.1 436.4 465.9
Manitoba 37.3   60.6 57.9 59.8 56.0 60.2 61.7 65.9 65.8 57.9 60.0
Saskatchewan 42.7   93.9 105.0 99.5 102.9 100.5 104.5 105.6 104.7 93.4 97.7
Alberta 185.3   292.1 313.6 328.4 295.3 280.7 288.0 303.3 311.4 243.9 252.2
British Columbia and Territories 139.8   168.7 180.0 181.2 181.7 194.7 202.7 211.2 209.1 185.8 198.6

Shares (%)
Newfoundland and Labrador 1.7   1.8 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.6
Prince Edward Island 0.5   0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Nova Scotia 3.2   2.6 2.4 2.2 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.7
New Brunswick 3.4   2.5 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.4 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.1 1.9
Quebec 18.6   17.4 16.5 15.9 16.8 17.2 17.9 17.3 17.4 17.6 18.3
Ontario 34.9   32.5 32.8 32.3 32.6 32.4 32.3 32.9 33.2 32.4 32.5
Manitoba 3.5   4.2 3.9 4.1 3.8 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.2
Saskatchewan 4.0   6.5 7.1 6.8 7.0 6.8 6.8 6.6 6.5 6.9 6.8
Alberta 17.3   20.3 21.2 22.3 20.2 19.0 18.8 19.0 19.3 18.1 17.6
British Columbia and Territories 13.0   11.7 12.2 12.3 12.4 13.2 13.2 13.2 12.9 13.8 13.9

Activity
Passenger-kilometres (millions) 143,363   204,707 216,150 218,379 231,483 250,702 262,862 276,827 289,473 248,715 259,783
Tonne-kilometres (millions) 240,128   313,396 327,271 344,069 353,047 372,384 378,802 352,921 365,125 319,206 344,510
Passenger Truck Transportation Energy Intensity (MJ/Pkm) 2.53   2.29 2.27 2.25 2.23 2.21 2.19 2.16 2.14 2.03 2.01
Freight Truck Transportation Energy Intensity (MJ/Tkm) 2.96   3.09 3.02 2.85 2.68 2.48 2.54 2.83 2.73 2.64 2.65
Truck GHG Emissions (Mt of CO2e) 75.6   99.4 102.1 101.5 100.7 101.6 105.5 109.7 111.0 95.1 101.2
Passenger Truck Transportation 25.6   31.7 33.0 33.0 34.6 37.2 38.6 40.2 41.5 35.4 36.7
Freight Truck Transportation 50.0   67.7 69.1 68.5 66.0 64.4 66.9 69.5 69.5 59.7 64.5

GHG Emissions by Region (Mt of CO2e)
Newfoundland and Labrador 1.3   1.8 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.7
Prince Edward Island 0.4   0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Nova Scotia 2.4   2.6 2.4 2.3 2.6 2.6 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.7
New Brunswick 2.6   2.5 2.0 1.9 2.1 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.9
Quebec 14.1   17.3 16.9 16.1 16.9 17.5 18.9 18.9 19.3 16.7 18.6
Ontario 26.4   32.3 33.4 32.7 32.7 32.8 33.9 36.0 36.8 30.8 32.9
Manitoba 2.6   4.2 4.0 4.1 3.8 4.1 4.2 4.5 4.5 4.1 4.2
Saskatchewan 3.0   6.5 7.3 6.9 7.1 6.9 7.2 7.3 7.2 6.6 6.9
Alberta 13.0   20.3 21.8 22.8 20.4 19.3 19.8 20.9 21.5 17.2 17.8
British Columbia and Territories 9.8   11.6 12.4 12.5 12.5 13.4 13.9 14.5 14.4 13.1 14.0

Shares (%)
Newfoundland and Labrador 1.7   1.8 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.6
Prince Edward Island 0.5   0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Nova Scotia 3.2   2.6 2.4 2.2 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.7
New Brunswick 3.4   2.5 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.4 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.1 1.9
Quebec 18.6   17.4 16.5 15.9 16.8 17.3 17.9 17.3 17.4 17.6 18.3
Ontario 34.9   32.5 32.7 32.2 32.5 32.3 32.2 32.8 33.1 32.4 32.5
Manitoba 3.5   4.2 3.9 4.0 3.8 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.2
Saskatchewan 4.0   6.5 7.1 6.8 7.1 6.8 6.8 6.6 6.5 6.9 6.8
Alberta 17.2   20.4 21.3 22.4 20.3 19.1 18.8 19.1 19.3 18.1 17.6
British Columbia and Territories 13.0   11.7 12.2 12.3 12.4 13.2 13.2 13.2 12.9 13.8 13.8
Passenger Truck Transportation GHG Intensity (tonne/TJ) 70.7   67.5 67.3 67.0 67.1 67.1 67.1 67.1 67.1 70.2 70.2
Freight Truck Transportation GHG Intensity (tonne/TJ) 70.3   69.9 69.8 69.8 69.7 69.6 69.6 69.7 69.6 70.8 70.8