Table 3 – Manufacturing sector’s energy use by energy source, 2000 and 2020

Energy category Energy source 2000 energy 2020 energy Growth, 2000–2020
(PJ) (%) (PJ) (%) (%)
Natural gas Natural gas 782.8 30.1 637.0 31.5 −18.6
Electricity Electricity 690.2 26.6 602.8 29.8 −12.7
Coal/coke Coal 49.1 1.9 29.9 1.5 −39.0
Coke 103.4 4.0 65.2 3.2 −36.9
Coke oven gas 27.1 1.0 21.0 1.0 −22.4
Petroleum coke and coke from catalytic cracking catalyst 68.4 2.6 68.6 3.4 0.2
Total, coal/coke 248.0 9.6 184.7 9.1 −25.5
RPP Footnote 1 (incl. natural gas liquids) Heavy fuel oil 139.2 5.4 6.5 0.3 −95.3
Middle distillates 24.9 1.0 15.9 0.8 −36.2
Propane 13.2 0.5 8.0 0.4 −39.7
Refinery fuel gas 151.4 5.8 122.2 6.0 −19.3
Butane .. .. 1.4 0.1 n/a
Total, RPP (incl. natural gas liquids) 328.7 12.7 153.9 7.6 n/a
Spent pulping liquor Spent pulping liquor 319.7 12.3 225.1 11.1 −29.6
Steam and wood Steam 37.4 1.4 45.5 2.3 21.8
Wood 190.2 7.3 173.7 8.6 −8.7
Total, steam and wood 227.6 8.8 219.2 10.8 −3.7
Total 2597.0 100.0 2022.8 100.0 −22.1

Legend:

..Not available for a specific reference period
xSuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.
n/aNot applicable
FToo unreliable to be published

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