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Table 4-5M: Fuel Consumption by Mode of Transportation
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Air |
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Certificated
carriersa |
2,908 |
2,584 |
2,561 |
2,646 |
2,446 |
4,216 |
4,837 |
4,853 |
4,716 |
4,865 |
5,081 |
5,068 |
5,007 |
4,988 |
5,073 |
5,237 |
5,510 |
5,610 |
5,649 |
5,643 |
5,825 |
5,954 |
U |
Jet
fuel (million liters) |
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General
aviationb |
208 |
248 |
271 |
365 |
431 |
609 |
651 |
665 |
685 |
679 |
678 |
678 |
693 |
717 |
740 |
763 |
786 |
745 |
725 |
713 |
731 |
730 |
U |
Aviation
gasoline (million liters) |
192 |
124 |
68 |
8 |
11 |
46 |
34 |
34 |
37 |
46 |
60 |
61 |
61 |
59 |
53 |
49 |
48 |
46 |
57 |
46 |
53 |
58 |
U |
Jet
fuel (million liters) |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
1 |
2 |
5 |
11 |
15 |
24 |
37 |
44 |
55 |
66 |
81 |
100 |
112 |
123 |
U |
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 |
244,163 |
248,425 |
254,554 |
257,707 |
258,424 |
262,781 |
265,335 |
272,175 |
278,207 |
277,375 |
279,180 |
286,413 |
286,352 |
(R) 286,192 |
280,442 |
U |
Other
2-axle 4-tire vehicle |
N |
e |
46,610 |
72,229 |
90,078 |
103,580 |
134,802 |
144,667 |
154,933 |
162,209 |
166,982 |
172,632 |
179,255 |
186,953 |
191,019 |
200,093 |
200,395 |
202,602 |
209,031 |
229,994 |
(R) 240,059 |
247,638 |
U |
Single-unit
2-axle 6-tire or more truck |
N |
52,420 |
15,021 |
20,517 |
26,206 |
28,008 |
31,635 |
30,934 |
31,180 |
32,131 |
34,190 |
34,887 |
35,617 |
36,249 |
25,805 |
35,477 |
36,200 |
36,595 |
39,068 |
33,616 |
(R) 33,914 |
34,228 |
U |
Combination
truck |
N |
25,203 |
27,815 |
34,739 |
49,350 |
53,015 |
61,070 |
63,629 |
65,170 |
67,183 |
70,609 |
74,865 |
76,437 |
76,850 |
95,233 |
92,884 |
97,155 |
96,573 |
100,236 |
90,151 |
(R) 91,573 |
92,406 |
U |
Bus |
3,131 |
3,312 |
3,104 |
3,986 |
3,854 |
3,157 |
3,388 |
3,271 |
3,324 |
3,517 |
3,649 |
3,663 |
3,747 |
3,886 |
3,937 |
4,347 |
4,210 |
3,883 |
3,784 |
3,668 |
(R) 5,148 |
5,031 |
U |
Transitc |
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Electricity
(million kWh) |
2,908 |
2,584 |
2,561 |
2,646 |
2,446 |
4,216 |
4,837 |
4,853 |
4,716 |
4,865 |
5,081 |
5,068 |
5,007 |
4,988 |
5,073 |
5,237 |
5,510 |
5,610 |
5,649 |
5,643 |
5,825 |
5,954 |
U |
Motor
fuel (million liters) |
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Diesel |
787 |
939 |
1,026 |
1,382 |
1,632 |
2,304 |
2,464 |
2,518 |
2,593 |
2,568 |
2,567 |
2,568 |
2,622 |
2,714 |
2,800 |
2,890 |
2,975 |
2,819 |
2,743 |
2,698 |
2,766 |
2,763 |
U |
Gasoline and other nondiesel fuelsd |
727 |
469 |
257 |
30 |
42 |
174 |
129 |
129 |
141 |
173 |
227 |
230 |
232 |
225 |
199 |
184 |
183 |
174 |
216 |
175 |
200 |
220 |
U |
Compressed
natural gas |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
4 |
6 |
18 |
41 |
57 |
90 |
141 |
168 |
207 |
251 |
307 |
379 |
423 |
466 |
U |
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 |
11,000 |
11,375 |
11,689 |
12,621 |
13,173 |
13,548 |
13,533 |
13,563 |
14,063 |
14,006 |
14,044 |
14,120 |
14,483 |
15,365 |
15,513 |
U |
Amtrak |
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Electricity (million kWh) |
N |
N |
N |
180 |
254 |
295 |
330 |
303 |
300 |
301 |
309 |
304 |
293 |
282 |
275 |
283 |
350 |
377 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
Distillate
/ diesel fuel (million liters) |
N |
N |
N |
238 |
242 |
246 |
310 |
310 |
310 |
314 |
284 |
250 |
269 |
284 |
284 |
280 |
288 |
283 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
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 |
25,639 |
24,844 |
19,994 |
20,390 |
22,282 |
21,582 |
18,965 |
21,276 |
22,100 |
24,264 |
20,477 |
18,351 |
14,664 |
17,755 |
19,603 |
U |
Distillate
/ diesel fuel oil (million liters) |
2,979 |
2,468 |
3,100 |
4,156 |
5,595 |
6,431 |
7,817 |
7,745 |
8,398 |
8,157 |
8,288 |
8,854 |
9,429 |
9,743 |
9,823 |
9,158 |
8,560 |
7,738 |
7,870 |
8,392 |
8,099 |
7,592 |
U |
Gasoline
(million liters) |
N |
N |
2,264 |
2,763 |
3,982 |
3,986 |
4,921 |
6,473 |
4,982 |
3,307 |
3,314 |
4,014 |
3,761 |
3,737 |
3,620 |
4,157 |
4,256 |
3,762 |
4,093 |
4,192 |
3,804 |
4,773 |
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Pipeline |
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Natural
gas (million cubic meters) |
10,412 |
15,016 |
21,665 |
17,489 |
19,039 |
15,113 |
19,794 |
18,039 |
17,631 |
18,729 |
20,561 |
21,010 |
21,343 |
22,544 |
19,064 |
19,360 |
19,266 |
18,749 |
20,008 |
17,745 |
16,986 |
17,543 |
U |
KEY: kWh = kilowatt-hour; N = data
do not exist; R = revised; U = data are not available. 1gallon = 3.7854 litres 1 Cubic Foot= .028316 Cubic
Metres
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.
SOURCES
Air:
Certificated air carriers:
1960-2006: U.S.
Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of
Airline Information, Fuel Cost and Consumption, Internet site
http://www.bts.gov/programs/airline_information as of Sept. 4, 2007.
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.
1994-2006: Ibid., FAA Aerospace
Forecasts Fiscal Years 2007-2020 (Washington,
DC: Dec. 2007), 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).
1995-2005: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1.
Transit:
Electricity / motor fuel / compressed natural gas:
1960-2005: American Public Transportation Association, 2007 Public Transportation Fact Book (Washington, DC: April 2007), tables 26, 27, 28 and similar
tables in earlier editions.
Rail:
1960-2005: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts
(Washington, DC: 2005), 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.
1985-2004: 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:
1970-2005: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway
Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table MF-24 and similar
tables in earlier editions.
Pipeline:
1960-2005: U.S. Department of Energy, Natural
Gas Annual 2005, DOE/EIA-0131(04)
(Washington, DC: Nov. 2006), table 15 and similar tables in earlier
editions.
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