* Middle distillates include light fuel oil, kerosene, mineral lamp oil, stove oil, furnace fuel oil, gas oils diesel and light industrial fuel. Figures have been rounded.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Canada's chemical industry energy consumption 2023, by fuel type
Natural gas is the most widely used fuel by Canada's chemical industry. In 2023, the chemical sector in the North American country consumed over *** petajoules of such fuel. This was followed by electricity and steam, with a consumption of approximately **** and petajoules, respectively. That same year, the total energy consumption of Canada's chemical industry amounted to some petajoules.
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