Canada at a Glance, 2022
Environment

Population and the environment

In 2018, 250,323 tonnes of plastic from residential sources were diverted from landfills and incinerators.
In 2019:
- 22% of households were environmentally engaged, without pay, in activities aimed at conservation or protection of the environment or wildlife
- 76% of households composted either kitchen or yard waste
- the average amount of energy consumed per household was 90.5 gigajoules
- Canada’s per capita household greenhouse gas emissions were 3.8 tonnes per person.
In 2021, 97% of households reported using their own bags or containers when grocery shopping.

Chart 33 Potable water use in Canada

Data table for Chart 33

Data table for chart 33
Table summary
This table displays the results of Data table for chart 33 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019, calculated using litres per person per day units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	litres per person per day
	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019
Average daily total litres per capita	485	460	446	427	411
Average daily residential litres per capita	251	222	234	220	215
Source: Table 38-10-0271-01.

Canadian businesses sold $19.5 billion worth of environmental and clean technology goods in 2020, while sales of related services accounted for $11.1 billion.
The value of the environmental and clean technology products sector in Canada was $67.5 billion in 2020, accounting for 3.3% of Canadian gross domestic product.
In 2020, 322,972 jobs were attributed to the environmental and clean technology sector in Canada.

Chart 34 Natural resource assets, 2011 to 2020

Data table for Chart 34

Data table for chart 34
Table summary
This table displays the results of Data table for chart 34 Timber, Minerals and Energy, calculated using billions of dollars units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	billions of dollars
	Timber	Minerals^{Data table for chart 33 Note 2}	Energy^{Data table for chart 33 Note 1}
2011	127	349	769
2012	113	240	552
2013	163	184	541
2014	179	131	774
2015	176	120	83
2016	185	73	84
2017	245	131	386
2018	308	175	412
2019	186	172	460
2020	173	273	104
Note 1 Coal, crude bitumen, crude oil and natural gas. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 Copper, nickel, diamonds, gold, iron, zinc, molybdenum, uranium and potash. Return to note 2 referrer Note: The 2020 data in this chart are preliminary. Source: Table 38-10-0006-01.

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