Railway Diesel Fuel Consumption by Canadian Province
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Description
Statistics Canada provides data on diesel fuel consumption within the railway industry, segmented by geographic areas including Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario. The dataset is available in XML, CSV, and HTML formats under the OGL-CA-2.0 license. It was last updated on 2026-04-28 12:58:37.095282.
Use Cases
Model regional fuel demand and carbon emissions based on the geographic segmentation mentioned in the description
Benchmark fuel efficiency across different railway operating areas based on the consumption data
Analyze trends in railway industry energy use over time based on the temporal data likely present
Support policy analysis for transportation decarbonization based on the fuel consumption statistics
Strengths
Data is provided by Statistics Canada, a national statistical agency
Includes consumption data for multiple provinces, such as Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario
Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV and XML
Last updated on 2026-04-28 12:58:37.095282
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
Provenance
Source
Statistics Canada
Collection Method
Likely collected through industry reporting or surveys
Time Range
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Freshness
Last updated 2026-04 28; freshness should be verified
Geography
Canada, with data segmented by provinces/areas including Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario
License is OGL-CA-2.0, which is a Canadian open government license.