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Table
4-6M: Energy Consumption by Mode of
Transportation
(Petajoules)
Excel | CSV
| Air |
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| Certificated carriersa |
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| Jet fuel |
278 |
554 |
1,119 |
1,077 |
1,213 |
1,441 |
1,755 |
1,639 |
1,675 |
1,703 |
1,764 |
1,805 |
1,883 |
1,932 |
1,899 |
2,051 |
2,114 |
1,997 |
1,830 |
1,846 |
| General aviationb |
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| Aviation gasoline |
31 |
37 |
70 |
52 |
66 |
53 |
45 |
45 |
40 |
34 |
34 |
36 |
37 |
37 |
39 |
44 |
(R) 42 |
(R) 35 |
35 |
35 |
| Jet fuel |
N |
8 |
30 |
65 |
109 |
98 |
94 |
82 |
70 |
65 |
66 |
80 |
87 |
91 |
116 |
138 |
(R) 138 |
(R) 136 |
140 |
141 |
| Highway |
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| Gasoline, diesel and other fuels |
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| Passenger car and motorcycle |
5,430 |
6,558 |
8,952 |
9,793 |
9,256 |
9,456 |
9,200 |
8,507 |
8,655 |
8,869 |
8,978 |
9,003 |
9,155 |
9,244 |
9,482 |
9,693 |
9,664 |
9,727 |
(R) 9,978 |
9,862 |
| Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle |
N |
e |
1,624 |
2,516 |
3,138 |
3,609 |
4,696 |
5,040 |
5,398 |
5,651 |
5,818 |
6,014 |
6,245 |
6,513 |
6,655 |
6,971 |
6,982 |
7,059 |
(R) 7,283 |
7,425 |
| Single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more truck |
N |
2,026 |
581 |
793 |
1,013 |
1,083 |
1,223 |
1,196 |
1,205 |
1,242 |
1,322 |
1,349 |
1,377 |
1,401 |
998 |
1,371 |
1,399 |
1,415 |
(R) 1,510 |
1,564 |
| Combination truck |
N |
974 |
1,075 |
1,343 |
1,908 |
2,049 |
2,361 |
2,460 |
2,519 |
2,597 |
2,730 |
2,894 |
2,955 |
2,971 |
3,682 |
3,591 |
3,756 |
3,733 |
(R) 3,875 |
3,936 |
| Bus |
121 |
128 |
120 |
154 |
149 |
122 |
131 |
126 |
128 |
136 |
141 |
142 |
145 |
150 |
152 |
168 |
163 |
150 |
(R) 146 |
140 |
| Transitc |
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| Electricity |
10 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
15 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
20 |
(P) 20 |
U |
| Motor fuel |
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| Diesel |
30 |
36 |
40 |
53 |
63 |
89 |
95 |
97 |
100 |
99 |
99 |
99 |
101 |
105 |
108 |
112 |
115 |
109 |
(P) 106 |
U |
| Gasoline and other nondiesel fuelsd |
25 |
16 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
(P) 8 |
U |
| Compressed natural gas |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
<1 |
<1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
(P) 12 |
U |
| Rail,
Class I (in freight service) |
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| Distillate
/ diesel fuel |
507 |
526 |
519 |
535 |
571 |
455 |
456 |
425 |
440 |
452 |
488 |
509 |
524 |
523 |
524 |
544 |
541 |
543 |
546 |
560 |
| Amtrak |
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| Electricity |
N |
N |
N |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
U |
U |
| Distillate
/ diesel fuel |
N |
N |
N |
9 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
U |
U |
| Water |
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| Residual
fuel oil |
624 |
489 |
596 |
641 |
1,414 |
725 |
999 |
1,070 |
1,037 |
834 |
851 |
930 |
900 |
791 |
888 |
922 |
1,012 |
854 |
766 |
612 |
| Distillate
/ diesel fuel oil |
115 |
95 |
120 |
161 |
216 |
249 |
302 |
299 |
325 |
315 |
320 |
342 |
364 |
377 |
380 |
354 |
331 |
299 |
304 |
324 |
| Gasoline |
N |
N |
79 |
96 |
139 |
139 |
171 |
226 |
174 |
115 |
115 |
140 |
131 |
130 |
126 |
145 |
148 |
131 |
143 |
146 |
| Pipeline |
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| Natural
gas |
378 |
544 |
786 |
634 |
690 |
548 |
718 |
654 |
639 |
679 |
746 |
762 |
774 |
817 |
691 |
702 |
699 |
680 |
(R) 725 |
723 |
KEY: N = data
do not exist; P = preliminary; R = revised; U = data are unavailable.
a Domestic operations only.
b Includes fuel used in air taxi operations,
but not commuter operations.
c
Prior to 1984, excludes commuter rail,
automated guideway, ferryboat, demand responsive vehicles, and most rural and
smaller systems.
d Gasoline and all other nondiesel fuels such
as liquefied natural gas, methanol, and propane, except compressed natural
gas.
e Included in other single-unit 2-axle 6-tire
or more truck category.
NOTES
The following conversion rates were used:
Jet fuel = 37,626,700 joules/liter
Compressed
natural gas = 38,657,950 joules/liter
Aviation gasoline = 33,501,698 joules/liter
Distillate
fuel = 38,655,829 joules/liter
Automotive gasoline = 34,839,537 joules/liter
Residual
fuel = 41,723,829 joules/liter
Diesel motor fuel = 38,657,950 joules/liter
Natural
gas = 38,413,974 joules/m3
Electricity
1kWh = 3,600,000 joules/kWh, negating electrical system losses. To
include approximate electrical system losses, multiply this conversion factor
by 3.
1.055056 petajoules = 1 trillion British
thermal unit (Btu).
SOURCES
Air:
Certificated air carriers:
1960-2003:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation
Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Internet site
http://www.bts.gov/oai/fuel/fuelyearly.html as of Dec. 23, 2004.
General aviation:
1960-70: U.S. Department of Transportation,
Federal Aviation Administration, FAA Statistical
Handbook of Aviation - 1972 edition (Washington,
DC: 1973), table 9.12.
1975-93: Ibid., General
Aviation and Air Taxi Activity Survey
(Washington, DC: Annual issues), table
5.1, and similar tables in earlier editions.
1994-2003: Ibid., FAA
Aerospace Forecasts Fiscal Years 2004-2015 (Washington,
DC: Mar. 2004), table 34 and similar tables in earlier editions.
Highway:
1960-94: U.S. Department of Transportation,
Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics,
Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009 (Washington,
DC: July 1997), table VM-201A.
(Revised data obtained from Internet site
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/ohimstat.htm as of August 2001).
1995-2003: Ibid., Highway
Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues),
table VM-1.
Transit:
Electricity / motor fuel / compressed
natural gas:
1960-2002: American Public Transportation
Association, 2004 Public Transportation Fact Book (Washington, DC: March 2004), tables 33, 34, 35, and similar
tables in earlier editions.
Rail:
1960-2003: Association of American
Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: 2004), p. 40.
Amtrak:
1975-2001: Amtrak, Energy Management
Department, personal communication.
Water:
Residual and distillate / diesel fuel
oil:
1960-80: American Petroleum Institute, Basic Petroleum Data Book (Washington, DC: Annual issues), tables 10, 10a, 12, and 12a.
1985-2003: U.S. Department of Energy,
Energy Information Administration, Fuel Oil and
Kerosene Sales (Washington, DC: Annual issues), tables 2, 4, and similar
tables in earlier editions.
Gasoline:
1970-2003: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway
Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues),
table MF-24 and similar tables in earlier editions.
Pipeline:
1960-2003: U.S. Department of Energy, Natural Gas Annual 2003,
DOE/EIA-0131(03) (Washington, DC: Dec. 2004), table 15 and similar tables in
earlier editions. |
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