Table 4-9. Motor Vehicle Fuel Consumption and Travel
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Table 4-9. Motor Vehicle Fuel Consumption and Travel
| 1960 | 1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicles registered (thousands)a | 73,858 | 90,358 | 111,242 | 137,913 | 161,490 | 177,133 | 193,057 | 192,314 | 194,427 | 198,041 | 201,802 | 205,427 | 210,441 | 211,580 | 215,496 |
| Vehicle-miles traveled (millions) | 719,000 | 888,000 | 1,110,000 | 1,328,000 | 1,527,000 | 1,775,000 | 2,144,000 | 2,172,000 | 2,247,000 | 2,296,000 | 2,358,000 | 2,423,000 | 2,486,000 | R2,561,695 | 2,625,367 |
| Fuel consumed (million gallons) | 57,880 | 71,104 | 92,329 | 108,984 | 114,960 | 121,301 | 130,755 | 128,563 | 132,888 | 137,262 | 140,839 | 143,834 | 147,365 | R150,386 | 154,884 |
| Average miles traveled per vehicle (thousands) | 9.7 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 12.2 |
| Average miles traveled per gallon | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 16.4 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Average fuel consumed per vehicle (gallons) | 784 | 787 | 830 | 790 | 712 | 685 | 677 | 669 | 683 | 693 | 698 | 700 | 700 | 711 | 719 |
a Includes personal passenger vehicles, buses, and trucks.
KEY: R = revised.
NOTE: See tables 4-11, 4-12, 4-13, 4-14, and 4-15 for individual highway vehicles.
SOURCES: 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.
1995-98: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1.