Table 6-7 Energy Consumption by Selected Freight Transportation Mode: 2007-2013
(trillions of BTUs)
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truck | (R) 6,549 | (R) 6,617 | (R) 6,145 | (R) 6,245 | (R) 5,878 | (R) 5,874 | 6,005 |
| Class I Rail | 567 | 542 | 447 | 488 | 515 | 504 | 515 |
| Water | 1,367 | 1,204 | 1,094 | 1,194 | 1,117 | 1,103 | 1,003 |
| Pipeline (natural gas only) | 642 | 668 | 691 | 695 | (R) 709 | 753 | 888 |
KEY: R = revised; BTU = British Thermal Unit.
NOTES: Class I railroads have annual carrier operating revenue of $467.1 million or more. Based on a new methodology, FHWA revised its annual vehicle-miles traveled, number of vehicles, and fuel economy data beginning with 2007. Information on the new methodology is available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm. Data in this figure should not be compared to those in pre-2011 editions of Freight Facts and Figures. Data do not include energy consumed by oil pipelines (crude petroleum and petroleum products) or coal slurry/water slurry pipelines.
SOURCES: Highway: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: annual issues), table VM-1. Rail: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts 2014 (Washington, DC: 2014), p. 63. Water: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales 2013 (Washington, DC: 2014), tables 2, 4, and similar tables in earlier editions; U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: annual issues), table MF-24, available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics/2013/ as of July 2015. Pipeline: U.S. Department of Energy, Natural Gas Annual 2013, (Washington, DC: October 2014), table 15 and similar tables in earlier editions.