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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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-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 |
| Fuel consumed (million liters) | 219,099 | 269,160 | 349,504 | 412,551 | 435,170 | 459,175 | 494,962 | 486,664 | 503,034 | 519,594 | 533,135 | 544,471 | 557,836 | 569,273 | 588,173 | 611,009 | 615,334 |
| Average kilometers traveled per vehicle (thousands) | 15.7 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 19.7 | 19.6 | 19.6 |
| Average kilometers traveled per liter | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Average fuel consumed per vehicle (liters) | 2,967 | 2,979 | 3,142 | 2,991 | 2,695 | 2,592 | 2,564 | 2,531 | 2,587 | 2,624 | 2,642 | 2,650 | 2,651 | 2,691 | 2,729 | 2,772 | 2,725 |
| 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-kilometers traveled (millions) | 4,499,098 | 4,595,495 | 4,651,360 | 4,771,364 | 4,811,021 | 4,851,160 | 4,878,121 | 4,790,257 | 4,758,450 | 4,775,352 | 4,748,211 | 4,778,839 | 4,809,171 | 4,869,321 |
| Fuel consumed (million liters) | 618,833 | 638,532 | 643,781 | 656,887 | 661,640 | 662,532 | 667,000 | 646,417 | 636,479 | 645,074 | 637,661 | 638,298 | 642,199 | 656,190 |
| Average kilometers traveled per vehicle (thousands) | 19.1 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 19.1 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 18.7 |
| Average kilometers traveled per liter | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 |
| Average fuel consumed per vehicle (liters) | 2,630 | 2,722 | 2,719 | 2,703 | 2,674 | 2,641 | 2,622 | 2,526 | 2,504 | 2,580 | 2,518 | 2,517 | 2,510 | 2,520 |
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 4-9M 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.
1 gallon = 3.785412 liters and 1 mile = 1.609344 kilometers.
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.