Transportation Sector
Canada
Table 53: Freight Light Truck Secondary Energy Use and GHG Emissions by Energy Source
  2000   2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Freight Light Truck Energy Use (PJ) 145.8   194.1 202.4 217.2 225.9 234.4 242.2 198.2 206.1

Energy Use by Energy Source (PJ)
Natural Gas 0.1   0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0
Motor Gasoline 134.2   178.6 195.3 209.2 217.7 226.1 233.9 190.3 197.8
Diesel Fuel Oil 3.9   1.7 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.0
Ethanol n.a.   8.8 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 7.7   4.8 5.0 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.4 4.8 5.3

Shares (%)
Natural Gas 0.0   0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Motor Gasoline 92.0   92.0 96.5 96.3 96.4 96.5 96.6 96.0 96.0
Diesel Fuel Oil 2.7   0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5
Ethanol n.a.   4.5 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 5.3   2.5 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.6

Activity
Tonne-kilometres (millions) 17,540   27,311 28,777 31,164 32,703 34,298 35,838 30,890 32,403
Energy Intensity (MJ/Tkm) 8.31   7.11 7.03 6.97 6.91 6.83 6.76 6.41 6.36
Freight Light Truck GHG Emissions (Mt of CO2e) 10.2   13.0 13.5 14.5 15.1 15.7 16.2 13.9 14.4

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 9.5   12.0 13.1 14.0 14.6 15.2 15.7 13.3 13.9
Diesel Fuel Oil 0.3   0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Ethanol n.a.   0.6 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 0.5   0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

Shares (%)
Natural Gas 0.0   0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Motor Gasoline 92.7   92.3 96.7 96.5 96.6 96.6 96.7 96.3 96.3
Diesel Fuel Oil 2.7   0.9 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.5
Ethanol n.a.   4.5 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 4.6   2.3 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.2
GHG Intensity (tonne/TJ) 70.2   66.9 66.9 66.9 66.9 67.0 67.0 69.9 69.9

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