Table 4-9: Motor Vehicle Fuel Consumption and Travel
| 1960 | 1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicles registered (thousands) | 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 |
| Vehicle-miles traveled (millions) | 718,762 | 887,812 | 1,109,724 | 1,327,664 | 1,527,295 | 1,774,826 | 2,144,362 | 2,172,050 | 2,247,151 | 2,296,378 | 2,357,588 | 2,422,696 | 2,485,848 | 2,561,695 | 2,631,522 | 2,691,056 | 2,746,925 |
| 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 | 150,386 | 155,379 | 161,411 | 162,554 |
| 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 | 12.2 | 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 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 16.9 |
| Average fuel consumed per vehicle (gallons) | 784 | 787 | 830 | 790 | 712 | 685 | 677 | 669 | 683 | 693 | 698 | 700 | 700 | 711 | 721 | 732 | 720 |
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | (R) 2013 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicles registered (thousands) | 235,331 | 234,624 | 236,760 | 243,011 | 247,421 | 250,845 | 254,403 | 255,918 | 254,213 | 250,070 | 253,216 | 253,639 | 255,877 | 260,351 |
| Vehicle-miles traveled (millions) | 2,795,610 | 2,855,508 | 2,890,221 | 2,964,788 | 2,989,430 | 3,014,371 | 3,031,124 | 2,976,528 | 2,956,764 | 2,967,266 | 2,950,402 | 2,969,433 | 2,988,280 | 3,025,656 |
| Fuel consumed (million gallons) | 163,478 | 168,682 | 170,069 | 173,531 | 174,787 | 175,023 | 176,203 | 170,765 | 168,140 | 170,411 | 168,452 | 168,621 | 169,651 | 173,347 |
| Average miles traveled per vehicle (thousands) | 11.9 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.6 |
| Average miles traveled per gallon | 17.1 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.5 |
| Average fuel consumed per vehicle (gallons) | 695 | 719 | 718 | 714 | 706 | 698 | 693 | 667 | 661 | 681 | 665 | 665 | 663 | 666 |
KEY: R = revised.
NOTES
Motor vehicles, fuel consumption and travel data include light duty vehicles, buses, trucks and motorcycles.
For 2007-13, the methodology and data categories of the Highway Statistics series were updated, so the data from 1960-2006 are not comparable. In addition, this edition of table 4-9 is not comparable to editions from 2009 or earlier.
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, tables VM-201A and MF-221, available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi as of Feb. 16, 2010.
1995-2014: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table VM-1, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm as of May 5, 2016.