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Table
4-5M: Fuel Consumption by Mode of
Transportation in Physical Units
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Air |
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Certificated carriersa |
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Jet fuel (million liters) |
7,397 |
14,721 |
29,742 |
28,610 |
32,249 |
38,289 |
46,648 |
47,967 |
56,193 |
53,062 |
48,636 |
General aviationb |
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Aviation gasoline (million liters) |
916 |
1,105 |
2,086 |
1,560 |
1,968 |
1,594 |
1,336 |
1,086 |
(R) 1,259 |
(R) 1,042 |
1,052 |
Jet fuel (million liters) |
N |
212 |
787 |
1,715 |
2,900 |
2,616 |
2,510 |
2,120 |
(R) 3,679 |
(R) 3,607 |
3,726 |
Highway |
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Gasoline, diesel and other fuels (million liters) |
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Passenger car and motorcycle |
155,849 |
188,222 |
256,950 |
281,078 |
265,683 |
271,414 |
264,067 |
258,424 |
277,375 |
(R) 279,180 |
284,436 |
Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle |
N |
e |
46,610 |
72,229 |
90,078 |
103,580 |
134,802 |
172,632 |
200,395 |
(R) 202,602 |
207,595 |
Single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more truck |
N |
52,420 |
15,021 |
20,517 |
26,206 |
28,008 |
31,635 |
34,887 |
36,200 |
(R) 36,595 |
39,010 |
Combination truck |
N |
25,203 |
27,815 |
34,739 |
49,350 |
53,015 |
61,070 |
74,865 |
97,155 |
(R) 96,573 |
100,127 |
Bus |
3,131 |
3,312 |
3,104 |
3,986 |
3,854 |
3,157 |
3,388 |
3,663 |
4,210 |
(R) 3,883 |
3,759 |
Transitc |
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Electricity
(million kWh) |
2,908 |
2,584 |
2,561 |
2,646 |
2,446 |
4,216 |
4,837 |
5,068 |
5,510 |
5,610 |
(P)
5,649 |
Motor fuel (million liters) |
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Diesel |
787 |
939 |
1,026 |
1,382 |
1,632 |
2,304 |
2,464 |
2,568 |
2,975 |
2,819 |
(P) 2,743 |
Gasoline and other nondiesel fuelsd |
727 |
469 |
257 |
30 |
42 |
174 |
129 |
230 |
183 |
174 |
(P) 216 |
Compressed natural gas |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
41 |
207 |
251 |
(P) 307 |
Rail,
Class I (in freight service) |
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Distillate
/ diesel fuel (million liters) |
13,109 |
13,597 |
13,419 |
13,843 |
14,778 |
11,773 |
11,792 |
13,173 |
14,006 |
14,044 |
14,120 |
Amtrak |
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Electricity (million kWh) |
N |
N |
N |
180 |
254 |
295 |
330 |
304 |
350 |
377 |
U |
Distillate
/ diesel fuel (million liters) |
N |
N |
N |
238 |
242 |
246 |
310 |
250 |
288 |
283 |
U |
Water |
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Residual
fuel oil (million liters) |
14,960 |
11,708 |
14,286 |
15,369 |
33,887 |
17,375 |
23,947 |
22,282 |
24,264 |
20,477 |
18,351 |
Distillate
/ diesel fuel oil (million liters) |
2,979 |
2,468 |
3,100 |
4,156 |
5,595 |
6,431 |
7,817 |
8,854 |
8,560 |
7,738 |
7,870 |
Gasoline
(million liters) |
N |
N |
2,264 |
2,763 |
3,982 |
3,986 |
4,921 |
4,014 |
4,256 |
3,762 |
4,093 |
Pipeline |
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Natural
gas (million cubic meters) |
10,412 |
15,016 |
21,665 |
17,489 |
19,039 |
15,113 |
19,794 |
21,010 |
19,266 |
18,749 |
20,011 |
KEY: kWh =
kilowatt-hour; 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. Data for
1996 are estimated using new information on nonrespondents and are therefore
not comparable to earlier years. See
the accuracy statement in the appendix for more detailed information.
c
Prior to 1984, excludes commuter rail,
automated guideway, ferryboat, demand responsive vehicles, and most rural and
small systems.
d Gasoline
and all other nondiesel fuels such as liquefied natural gas, methanol, and
propane, except compressed natural gas.
e Included in single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or
more truck category.
NOTES
3.785412 liters = 1 gallon.
0.03 cubic meters = 1 cubic foot.
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: Jan. 2004), table 15 and similar tables in
earlier editions.
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