Table 4
Energy indicators
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| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary energy availability (terajoules) | 10,950,393 | 11,163,501 | 11,478,526 | 11,527,500 | 11,310,201 | .. |
| Primary and secondary energy exports (terajoules) | 9,305,984 | 9,491,341 | 9,444,883 | 9,810,695 | 9,641,137 | .. |
| Primary and secondary energy residential consumption (terajoules) | 1,239,970 | 1,286,677 | 1,338,166 | 1,313,015 | 1,296,130 | .. |
| Established reserve, crude bitumen (closing stock,1 million cubic metres) | 1,830 | 1,840 | 1,720 | 1,660 | 1,620 | .. |
| Established reserve, crude oil (closing stock,1 million cubic metres) | 644.7 | 606.1 | 590 | 603.8 | 752.3 | .. |
| Established reserve, natural gas (closing stock,1 billion cubic metres) | 1,590.80 | 1,569.70 | 1,504.10 | 1,532.20 | 1,621.20 | .. |
| Recoverable reserves, coal (closing stock,1 million tonnes) | 4,555.40 | 4,485.30 | 4,423.10 | 4,357.20 | .. | .. |
| Recoverable reserves, uranium (closing stock,1 tonnes) | 452,000 | 439,000 | 429,000 | 444,000 | .. | .. |
| Total electricity generation (megawatt hours) | 565,757,322 | 578,728,900 | 564,218,465 | 571,291,905 | 597,248,219 | 585,097,531 |
| Hydro-electric generation (percent of total) | 58 | 59.8 | 59 | 58.7 | 60 | 60 |
| Nuclear generation (percent of total) | 12.8 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 14.9 | 14.5 | 15.8 |
| Electric generation from fossil fuel combustion (percent of total) | 29.2 | 27.9 | 28.5 | 26.4 | 25.4 | 24.2 |
| Private sector research and development expenditures in alternative energy (million constant 1997 dollars) | 228 | 196 | 204 | .. | .. | .. |
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1. The size of the reserve at year-end. Data sources: Statistics Canada, n.d., CANSIM tables 128-0002, 128-0009, 153-0012, 153-0013, 153-0014, 153-0017, 153-0018, 153-0019 and 127-0001. Statistics Canada, 2006, Chiru Radu, "Research and Development for New Energy Technologies in the Private Sector," Analysis in Brief, number 50, catalogue number 11-621-MIE. Table source: Statistics Canada, 2007, EnviroStats, volume 1, number 2, catalogue number 16-002-XWE. |
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