Table 4-6M: Energy Consumption by Mode of Transportation
Table 4-6M: Energy Consumption by Mode of Transportation
(Petajoules)
1960 | 1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | |
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Air | |||||||||||||||||
Certificated carriersa | |||||||||||||||||
Jet fuel | 278 | 554 | 1,119 | 1,077 | 1,213 | 1,441 | 1,770 | 1,639 | 1,675 | 1,703 | 1,777 | 1,825 | 1,878 | 1946 | 1,977 | 2,051 | 2,114 |
General aviationb | |||||||||||||||||
Aviation gasoline | 31 | 37 | 70 | 52 | 66 | 53 | 45 | 45 | 40 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 44 | 43 |
Jet fuel | N | 8 | 30 | 65 | 109 | 98 | 94 | 82 | 70 | 65 | 66 | 80 | 87 | 91 | 116 | 138 | 142 |
Highway | |||||||||||||||||
Gasoline, diesel and other fuels | |||||||||||||||||
Passenger car and motorcycle | 5,430 | 6,558 | 8,952 | 9,793 | 9,256 | 9,456 | 9,200 | 8,507 | 8,655 | 8,869 | 8,978 | 9,003 | 9,155 | 9,244 | R9,483 | 9,693 | 9,644 |
Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle | N | e | 1,624 | 2,516 | 3,138 | 3,609 | 4,696 | 5,040 | 5,398 | 5,651 | 5,818 | 6,014 | 6,245 | 6,513 | R6,655 | 6,971 | 6,968 |
Single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more truck | N | 2,026 | 581 | 793 | 1,013 | 1,083 | 1,223 | 1,196 | 1,205 | 1,242 | 1,322 | 1,349 | 1,377 | 1,401 | R998 | 1,371 | 1,397 |
Combination truck | N | 974 | 1,075 | 1,343 | 1,908 | 2,049 | 2,361 | 2,460 | 2,519 | 2,597 | 2,730 | 2,894 | 2,955 | 2,971 | R3,681 | 3,591 | 3,753 |
Bus | 121 | 128 | 120 | 154 | 149 | 122 | 131 | 126 | 128 | 136 | 141 | 142 | 145 | 150 | R152 | 168 | 162 |
Transitc | |||||||||||||||||
Electricity | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | R18 | P19 | U |
Motor fuel | |||||||||||||||||
Diesel | 30 | 36 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 89 | 95 | 97 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 101 | 105 | R109 | P112 | U |
Gasoline and other nondiesel fuelsd | 25 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | R7 | P6 | U |
Compressed natural gas | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | R5 | P6 | U |
Rail, Class I (in freight service) | |||||||||||||||||
Distillate/diesel fuel | 507 | 526 | 519 | 535 | 571 | 455 | 456 | 425 | 440 | 452 | 488 | 509 | 524 | 523 | 524 | 544 | 541 |
Amtrak | |||||||||||||||||
Electricity | N | N | N | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | U |
Distillate/diesel fuel | N | N | N | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | U |
Water | |||||||||||||||||
Residual fuel oil | 624 | 489 | 596 | 641 | 1,414 | 725 | 999 | 1,070 | R1,037 | 834 | 851 | 930 | 900 | 791 | 888 | 922 | 1,012 |
Distillate/diesel fuel oil | 115 | 95 | 120 | 161 | 216 | 249 | 302 | 299 | 325 | 315 | 320 | 342 | R364 | 377 | 380 | 354 | 331 |
Gasoline | N | N | 79 | 96 | 139 | 139 | 171 | 226 | 174 | 115 | R115 | 140 | 131 | 130 | 126 | 145 | 148 |
Pipeline | |||||||||||||||||
Natural gas | 378 | 544 | 786 | 634 | 690 | 548 | 718 | 654 | 639 | 679 | 746 | 762 | 774 | 817 | 691 | 702 | 701 |
KEY: kWh = kilowatt-hour; N = data do not exist; P = preliminary; R = revised; U = unavailable.
a Domestic operations only.
b Includes fuel used in air taxi operations, but not commuter operations.
c Prior to 1984, excludes commuter rail, automated guideway, ferryboat, demand responsive vehicles, and most rural and smaller systems.
d Gasoline and all other nondiesel fuels such as liquified natural gas, methanol, and propane, except compressed natural gas.
e Included in other single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more truck category.
NOTES: The following conversion rates were used:
Jet fuel = 37,626,700 joules/liter
Compressed natural gas = 38,657,950 joules/liter
Aviation gasoline = 33,501,698 joules/liter
Distillate fuel =38,655,829 joules/liter
Automotive gasoline = 34,839,537 joules/liter
Residual fuel = 41,723,829 joules/liter
Diesel motor fuel = 38,657,950 joules/liter
Natural gas = 38,413,974 joules/m3
Electricity 1kWh = 3,600,000 joules/kWh, negating electrical system losses. To include approximate electrical system losses, multiply this conversion factor by 3.
Numbers may differ slightly from previous year's metric tables because a higher precision conversion factor was used.
SOURCES:
Air:
Certificated air carriers:
1960-2000: 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 Sept. 13, 2001.
General aviation:
1960-80: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aviation Policy, Plans, and Management Analysis, FAA Statistical Handbook of Aviation (Washington, DC: Annual issues).
1985-93: Ibid., General Aviation and Avionics Survey (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table 5.1 and similar tables in earlier editions.
1994: Ibid., FAA Aerospace Forecasts Fiscal Years 2000-2011 (Washington, DC: March 2000), table 29.
1995-2000: lbid., FAA Aerospace Forecasts Fiscal Years 2002-2013 (Washington, DC: March 2002), table 30.
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 Aug. 2, 2001).
1995-2000: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1.
Transit:
Electricity/motor fuel/compressed natural gas:
1960-99: American Public Transit Association, Public Transportation Fact Book (Washington, DC: March 2001), tables 65, 66, 67, and similar tables in earlier editions.
Rail:
1960-99: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: October 2000), p. 40.
2000: Ibid., Railroad Facts, (Draft),personal communication.
Amtrak:
1975-99: Amtrak, State and Local Affairs 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.
1985-2000: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales (Washington, DC: Annual issues), tables 2 and 4, and similar tables in earlier editions.
Gasoline:
1970-2000: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table MF-24 and similar tables in earlier editions.
Pipeline:
1960-98: U.S. Department of Energy, Natural Gas Annual 1999, DOE/EIA-0131(99) (Washington, DC: October 2000), table 94.
1999-2000: Ibid., Natural Gas Annual 2000, DOE/EIA-0131(00) (Washington DC: November 2001), table 95.