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Major withdrawal uses of water1
| |
Year |
Total intake |
Total discharge |
Consumption |
| |
|
million cubic metres |
| Total, whole economy |
|
| |
1981 |
36,717 |
33,087 |
3,630 |
| |
1986 |
42,083 |
38,109 |
3,973 |
| |
1991 |
44,979 |
40,659 |
4,320 |
| |
1996 |
44,874 |
40,133 |
4,740 |
| Business sector |
|
| Agriculture |
1981 |
3,125 |
713 |
2,412 |
| |
1986 |
3,559 |
807 |
2,752 |
| |
1991 |
3,991 |
902 |
3,089 |
| |
1996 |
4,098 |
1,062 |
3,036 |
| Mining |
1981 |
624 |
621 |
3 |
| |
1986 |
544 |
542 |
2 |
| |
1991 |
489 |
489 |
1 |
| |
1996 |
681 |
672 |
9 |
| Manufacturing |
1981 |
10,153 |
9,543 |
610 |
| |
1986 |
8,381 |
7,942 |
439 |
| |
1991 |
7,410 |
6,863 |
547 |
| |
1996 |
6,397 |
5,799 |
598 |
| Paper and allied products |
1981 |
3,170 |
2,989 |
181 |
| |
1986 |
3,082 |
2,876 |
206 |
| |
1991 |
2,943 |
2,758 |
185 |
| |
1996 |
2,505 |
2,277 |
228 |
| Primary metal |
1981 |
2,074 |
2,003 |
71 |
| |
1986 |
2,057 |
2,014 |
43 |
| |
1991 |
1,610 |
1,518 |
92 |
| |
1996 |
1,428 |
1,308 |
120 |
| Chemical and chemical products |
1981 |
3,188 |
2,963 |
225 |
| |
1986 |
1,694 |
1,630 |
64 |
| |
1991 |
1,326 |
1,231 |
95 |
| |
1996 |
1,182 |
1,083 |
99 |
| Other manufacturing industries |
1981 |
1,721 |
1,588 |
133 |
| |
1986 |
1,548 |
1,422 |
126 |
| |
1991 |
1,532 |
1,357 |
175 |
| |
1996 |
1,282 |
1,131 |
151 |
| Electric power and other utilities |
1981 |
18,166 |
18,084 |
82 |
| |
1986 |
24,963 |
24,702 |
261 |
| |
1991 |
28,288 |
28,183 |
105 |
| |
1996 |
28,664 |
28,183 |
481 |
| Other industries |
1981 |
638 |
575 |
63 |
| |
1986 |
736 |
660 |
76 |
| |
1991 |
816 |
737 |
79 |
| |
1996 |
880 |
796 |
84 |
| Personal and government sectors |
|
| |
1981 |
3,760 |
3,363 |
397 |
| |
1986 |
3,719 |
3,338 |
381 |
| |
1991 |
3,802 |
3,374 |
428 |
| |
1996 |
3,922 |
3,482 |
440 |
| 1. The quantity of water withdrawn from its source is referred to as "intake" and that returned to the source as "discharge." The difference between intake and discharge represents "consumption." |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 16-201-XIE. |
| Last modified: 2002-12-20. |
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