Table 4-9M: Motor Vehicle Fuel Consumption and Travel
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Table 4-9M: Motor Vehicle Fuel Consumption and Travel
| 1960 | 1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 220,461 | 225,821 | 235,331 | 234,624 | 236,760 | 243,023 |
| Vehicle-kilometers traveled (millions) | 1,156,735 | 1,428,795 | 1,785,928 | 2,136,668 | 2,457,943 | 2,856,306 | 3,451,016 | 3,495,576 | 3,616,439 | 3,695,662 | 3,794,170 | 3,898,951 | 4,000,585 | 4,122,648 | 4,235,024 | 4,330,835 | 4,420,747 | 4,501,797 | 4,595,495 | (R) 4,651,728 | 4,767,703 |
| Fuel consumed (million liters) | 219,100 | 269,158 | 349,503 | 412,549 | 435,171 | 459,174 | 494,962 | 486,664 | 503,036 | 519,593 | 533,134 | 544,471 | 557,837 | 569,273 | 588,174 | 611,007 | 615,334 | 618,833 | 638,532 | (R) 643,781 | 657,715 |
| Average kilometers traveled per vehicle (thousands) | 15.6 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 16.1 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.1 | 19.6 | (R) 19.6 | 19.6 |
| Average kilometers traveled per liter | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.2 | (R) 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Average fuel consumed per vehicle (liters) | 2,968 | 2,979 | 3,142 | 2,990 | 2,695 | 2,593 | 2,563 | 2,532 | 2,585 | 2,623 | 2,642 | 2,650 | 2,650 | 2,691 | 2,729 | 2,771 | 2,725 | 2,631 | 2,722 | (R) 2,718 | 2,718 |
KEY: R = revised.
a Includes personal passenger vehicles, buses, and trucks.
NOTES
See tables 4-11, 4-12, 4-13, 4-14, and 4-15 for individual highway vehicles.
1.609344 kilometers = 1 mile.
3.785412 liter = 1 gallon.
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.
1995-2004: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1.