Chart 4.2
Water use, by industry and households, 2017
Data table for Chart 4.2
| Water use | ||
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| million cubic metres | percentage | |
| Total, industries and households | 36,813 | 100.0 |
| Electric power generation, transmission and distribution | 23,267 | 63.2 |
| Agriculture | 3,860 | 10.5 |
| Households | 3,129 | 8.5 |
| Petroleum and coal product, chemical and primary metal manufacturing | 1,780 | 4.8 |
| Paper manufacturing | 1,483 | 4.0 |
| Natural gas distribution, water, sewage and other systems | 1,058 | 2.9 |
| Mining, oil and gas | 997 | 2.7 |
| All other industries | 984 | 2.7 |
| Food manufacturing | 255 | 0.7 |
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Note: Electric power generation does not include water used in hydropower production. Source: Statistics Canada, Table 38-10-0250-01 (accessed November 28, 2020). |
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