Figure 5-9 Energy Use by Mode of Transportation: 2013
| Total = 26 quadrillion Btu | Percent | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Air | 6.9% | 1,810 |
| Rail freight | 2.0% | 515 |
| Transit & Amtrak | 0.6% | 150 |
| Water | 3.9% | 1,016 |
| Pipeline | 3.4% | 888 |
| Highway | 0.0% | |
| Light-duty | 59.2% | 15,471 |
| Single-unit truck | 7.6% | 1,994 |
| Combination truck | 15.3% | 3,994 |
| Bus | 1.1% | 294 |
| Total | 100.0% | 26,131 |
KEY: Btu = British thermal unit
SOURCES: Calculated by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics based on data from Air–Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information. Rail–Association of American Railroads. Transit–Federal Transit Administration. Amtrak–National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), personal communication with Energy Management Department and Government Affairs Department. Water– U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration and U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. Pipeline– U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration. Highway– Federal Highway Administration as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 4-6, available at www.bts.gov as of March 2015.