| 2000 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger Transportation Energy Use (PJ)a | 1,275.4 | 1,423.8 | 1,445.6 | 1,497.0 | 1,514.3 | 1,134.1 | |
Energy Use by Energy Source (PJ)a | |||||||
| Electricity | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | |
| Natural Gas | 2.3 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | |
| Motor Gasoline | 971.5 | 1,072.8 | 1,077.4 | 1,088.8 | 1,103.2 | 917.0 | |
| Diesel Fuel Oil | 59.0 | 59.8 | 55.0 | 59.6 | 60.2 | 46.6 | |
| Ethanol | 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. | |
| Aviation Gasoline | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 | |
| Aviation Turbo Fuel | 228.4 | 274.9 | 296.3 | 332.7 | 334.4 | 155.0 | |
| Propane | 7.6 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.3 | |
Energy Use by Transportation Mode (PJ)a | |||||||
| Cars | 625.5 | 531.7 | 517.0 | 503.8 | 495.7 | 394.9 | |
| Light Trucks | 362.3 | 554.0 | 573.5 | 598.9 | 619.5 | 533.3 | |
| Motorcycles | 2.5 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.0 | |
| School Buses | 14.7 | 13.7 | 8.2 | 11.0 | 12.7 | 11.0 | |
| Urban Transit | 28.5 | 35.2 | 37.6 | 38.5 | 39.4 | 30.1 | |
| Inter-City Buses | 7.1 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.0 | |
| Air | 232.0 | 277.1 | 298.5 | 334.5 | 336.5 | 156.7 | |
| Rail | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.1 | |
Activity | |||||||
| Total Passenger-kilometres1 (millions)a,b,c | 610,330 | 803,597 | 832,864 | 856,972 | 873,512 | 605,492 | |
Passenger-kilometres by Transportation Mode (millions) | |||||||
| Carsa | 311,431 | 299,856 | 292,861 | 287,584 | 285,660 | 229,350 | |
| Light Trucksa | 143,363 | 250,776 | 262,181 | 276,947 | 289,785 | 251,533 | |
| Motorcyclesa | 1,649 | 3,507 | 3,535 | 3,557 | 3,660 | 3,266 | |
| School Busesa | 23,892 | 30,515 | 33,974 | 31,503 | 31,295 | 31,998 | |
| Urban Transita | 14,592 | 19,005 | 22,737 | 22,187 | 22,807 | 22,479 | |
| Inter-City Busesa | 8,974 | 5,886 | 5,548 | 5,496 | 5,359 | 4,592 | |
| Air1,b | 104,882 | 192,644 | 210,500 | 228,169 | 233,217 | 62,039 | |
| Railc | 1,549 | 1,408 | 1,529 | 1,530 | 1,729 | 235 | |
| Energy Intensity1 (MJ/Pkm)a,b,c | 2.05 | 1.74 | 1.71 | 1.72 | 1.70 | 1.84 | |
Footnotes:
1) Excludes non-commercial aviation.
Sources:a) Natural Resources Canada, Transportation End-Use Model, Ottawa, 2022.
b) Statistics Canada, Canadian Civil Aviation, 2000-2000, Ottawa, 2003 (Cat. No. 51-206-X); and Statistics Canada, Civil Aviation Operating Statistics, Table 18-10-0005-01, Ottawa, 2022.
c) Statistics Canada, Rail in Canada, 2000-2009, Ottawa, 2011 (Cat. No. 52-216-X); and Tables 23-10-0053-01 and 23-10-0057-01, Ottawa, 2022.