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Annual Energy Review

Release Date: October 19, 2011 
Next Update: August 2012

Table 5.12  Heat Content of Petroleum Products Supplied, 1949-2010
                        (Trillion Btu)


Year
Asphalt and
Road Oil
Aviation
Gasoline
Distillate
Fuel Oil

Jet Fuel 1

Kerosene		 Liquefied Petroleum Gases

Lubricants
Motor
Gasoline 3
Petroleum
Coke
Residual
Fuel Oil

Other 4

Total		 Percentage
Change From
Previous Year
Propane 2 Total
1949
 380 172 1,918 [1] 582 NA 274 201 4,621 87 3,118 530 11,883 – –
1950
 435 199 2,300 [1] 668 NA 343 236 5,015 90 3,482 546 13,315 12.1
1951
 480 267 2,605 [1] 699 NA 406 257 5,445 87 3,548 633 14,428 8.4
1952
 517 313 2,778 108 688 NA 434 231 5,678 84 3,490 633 14,956 3.7
1953
 523 357 2,843 185 649 NA 476 246 5,962 106 3,524 685 15,556 4.0
1954
 556 328 3,066 246 671 NA 515 234 6,123 119 3,284 698 15,839 1.8
1955
 615 354 3,385 301 662 NA 592 258 6,640 147 3,502 798 17,255 8.9
1956
 660 377 3,587 386 665 NA 648 266 6,821 150 3,538 839 17,937 4.0
1957
 638 371 3,589 423 578 NA 664 250 6,932 163 3,450 875 17,932 (s)
1958
 679 411 3,806 539 608 NA 713 239 7,115 187 3,339 891 18,527 3.3
1959
 721 386 3,844 640 541 NA 853 260 7,401 214 3,542 920 19,323 4.3
1960
 734 298 3,992 739 563 NA 912 259 7,631 328 3,517 947 19,919 3.1
1961
 754 290 4,045 827 551 NA 938 252 7,752 404 3,450 954 20,216 1.5
1962
 804 263 4,266 977 556 NA 1,025 265 8,051 426 3,432 986 21,049 4.1
1963
 825 253 4,353 1,044 550 NA 1,108 264 8,310 418 3,388 1,189 21,701 3.1
1964
 841 235 4,371 1,121 526 NA 1,184 278 8,464 424 3,487 1,371 22,301 2.8
1965
 890 222 4,519 1,215 553 NA 1,232 286 8,806 444 3,691 1,390 23,246 4.2
1966
 936 194 4,645 1,354 573 NA 1,299 297 9,219 444 3,938 1,502 24,401 5.0
1967
 917 166 4,766 1,670 567 866 1,322 268 9,507 453 4,098 1,550 25,284 3.6
1968
 984 155 5,094 1,941 584 972 1,473 294 10,114 460 4,201 1,681 26,979 6.7
1969
 1,009 129 5,244 2,017 569 1,098 1,696 296 10,595 487 4,539 1,758 28,338 5.0
1970
 1,082 100 5,401 1,973 544 1,086 1,689 301 11,091 465 5,057 1,817 29,521 4.2
1971
 1,108 90 5,658 2,061 515 1,111 1,723 299 11,532 481 5,269 1,825 30,561 3.5
1972
 1,137 85 6,210 2,141 487 1,254 1,955 320 12,259 532 5,820 2,001 32,947 7.8
1973
 1,264 83 6,575 2,167 447 1,221 1,981 359 12,797 573 6,477 R 2,114 R 34,837 5.7
1974
 1,165 82 6,267 2,030 365 1,163 1,914 344 12,535 524 6,056 R 2,172 R 33,454 -4.0
1975
 1,014 71 6,061 2,047 329 1,097 1,807 304 12,798 542 5,649 R 2,109 R 32,732 -2.2
1976
 998 67 6,679 2,026 351 1,166 1,907 338 13,415 537 6,445 R 2,413 R 35,178 7.5
1977
 1,056 70 7,126 2,126 363 1,150 1,908 354 13,760 589 7,047 R 2,724 R 37,124 5.5
1978
 1,160 71 7,296 2,164 363 1,089 1,892 380 14,211 562 6,936 R 2,928 R 37,963 2.3
1979
 1,153 70 7,039 2,204 389 1,189 2,138 397 13,487 541 6,485 R 3,217 R 37,122 -2.2
1980
 962 64 6,110 2,190 329 1,059 1,976 354 12,648 522 5,772 R 3,278 R 34,205 -7.9
1981
 828 56 6,014 2,062 263 1,082 1,949 339 12,631 553 4,791 R 2,446 R 31,932 -6.6
1982
 829 47 5,679 2,072 266 1,117 1,978 309 12,538 545 3,939 R 2,030 30,232 -5.3
1983
 904 48 5,720 2,141 263 1,051 1,990 324 12,697 503 3,260 R 2,202 R 30,052 -.6
1984
 992 44 6,065 2,414 239 1,170 2,071 346 12,867 545 3,151 R 2,319 R 31,053 3.3
1985
 1,029 50 6,098 2,497 236 1,236 2,103 322 13,098 582 2,759 R 2,152 R 30,925 -.4
1986
 1,086 59 6,196 2,682 203 1,163 R 2,010 315 13,487 590 3,255 R 2,315 R 32,198 4.1
1987
 1,130 46 6,328 2,843 196 1,294 R 2,152 356 13,816 657 2,901 R 2,439 R 32,864 2.1
1988
 1,136 49 6,655 2,982 200 1,296 2,213 343 14,105 687 3,170 R 2,682 R 34,223 4.1
1989
 1,096 48 6,712 3,059 174 1,387 2,243 352 14,050 676 3,144 R 2,656 R 34,209 (s)
1990
 1,170 45 6,422 3,129 88 1,284 2,059 362 13,872 745 2,820 R 2,839 R 33,552 -1.9
1991
 1,077 42 6,210 3,025 96 1,374 R 2,228 324 13,781 722 2,657 2,685 R 32,846 -2.1
1992
 1,102 41 6,351 3,001 86 1,449 2,328 330 13,973 843 2,518 R 2,951 R 33,525 2.1
1993
 1,149 38 6,466 3,028 103 1,409 2,282 337 14,335 804 2,479 R 2,822 R 33,842 .9
1994
 1,173 38 6,723 3,154 101 1,515 2,494 352 14,511 793 2,342 2,988 34,670 2.4
1995
 1,178 40 6,818 3,132 112 1,534 2,512 346 14,825 802 1,955 R 2,837 R 34,556 -.3
1996
 1,176 37 7,175 3,274 128 1,594 2,660 335 15,064 837 1,952 R 3,121 R 35,759 3.5
1997
 1,224 40 7,304 3,308 136 1,638 2,690 354 15,254 829 1,828 3,298 R 36,265 1.4
1998
 1,263 35 7,359 3,357 162 1,568 2,575 371 15,701 982 2,036 3,093 36,934 1.8
1999
 1,324 39 7,595 3,462 151 1,745 2,897 375 16,036 1,048 1,905 R 3,129 37,960 2.8
2000
 1,276 36 7,935 3,580 140 1,734 2,945 369 16,155 895 2,091 R 2,979 R 38,402 1.2
2001
 1,257 35 8,179 3,426 150 1,598 2,697 338 16,373 961 1,861 3,056 38,333 -.2
2002
 1,240 34 8,028 3,340 90 1,747 2,852 334 16,819 1,018 1,605 R 3,040 R 38,400 .2
2003
 1,220 30 8,349 3,265 113 1,701 R 2,748 309 16,981 1,000 1,772 R 3,264 R 39,051 1.7
2004
 1,304 31 8,652 3,383 133 1,791 2,824 313 17,379 1,156 1,990 R 3,428 R 40,593 R 3.9
2005
 1,323 35 8,755 3,475 144 1,721 2,682 312 17,444 1,133 2,111 R 3,318 R 40,732 .3
2006
 1,261 33 8,864 3,379 111 1,701 R 2,700 303 17,622 1,148 1,581 3,416 40,420 -.8
2007
 1,197 32 8,921 3,358 67 1,729 2,733 313 17,689 1,077 1,659 R 3,313 R 40,358 -.2
2008
 1,012 28 8,411 3,193 30 1,620 2,574 291 17,168 1,022 1,432 R 2,941 R 38,101 -5.6
2009
 R 873 R 27 7,720 R 2,883 R 36 R 1,624 R 2,664 R 262 R 17,135 R 938 R 1,173 R 2,611 R 36,321 R -4.7
2010P
 877 27 8,066 2,946 41 1,595 2,732 289 17,207 826 1,263 2,797 37,070 2.1
1Through 1951, naphtha-type jet fuel is included in the products from which it was blended:  in 1952, 71
percent gasoline, 17 percent kerosene, and 12 percent distillate fuel oil.  Beginning in 1952, includes
naphtha-type jet fuel.  Beginning in 1957, also includes kerosene-type jet fuel.  Beginning in 2005,
naphtha-type jet fuel is included in "Other." 		 R=Revised.  P=Preliminary.  NA=Not available.  – – =Not applicable.  (s)=Less than 0.05 percent and
greater than -0.05 percent.  
2Includes propylene. Notes:  ·  For petroleum, product supplied is used as an approximation of petroleum consumption.  See
Note 1, "Petroleum Products Supplied and Petroleum Consumption," at end of section.  ·  See Note 2,
"Changes Affecting Petroleum Production and Product Supplied Statistics," at end of section.  ·  Totals
may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
3Finished motor gasoline.  Through 1963, also includes special naphthas.  Beginning in 1993, also
includes ethanol blended into motor gasoline.		 Web Page:  For related information, see http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/.
4Pentanes plus, petrochemical feedstocks, still gas (refinery gas), waxes, and miscellaneous products. 
Beginning in 1964, also includes special naphthas.  Beginning in 1981, also includes negative barrels per
day of distillate and residual fuel oil reclassified as unfinished oils, and other products (from both primary
and secondary supply) reclassified as gasoline blending components.  Beginning in 1983, also includes
crude oil burned as fuel.  Beginning in 2005, also includes naphtha-type jet fuel.		 Sources:  Tables 5.11, A1, and A3.