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TABLE K-2 Energy Consumption by Mode of Transportation: 1994-2004

Monday, September 10, 2012

TABLE K-2 Energy Consumption by Mode of Transportation: 1994-2004

Trillion btu

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  1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Air                    
Certificated carriers                    
Jet fuel 1,672 1,711 1,784 1,831 1,800 1,944 2,004 1,892 1,735 1,749 1,839
General aviation                    
Aviation gasoline 32 35 35 35 37 42 40 33 33 33 33
Jet fuel 63 76 82 87 110 131 131 129 133 132 137
Highway                    
Gasoline, diesel and other fuels                    
Passenger car and motorcycle 8,510 8,534 8,677 8,762 8,988 9,187 9,159 9,219 9,458 9,456 9,526
Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle 5,514 5,701 5,919 6,173 6,308 6,607 6,617 6,690 6,903 7,595 7,828
Single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more truck 1,253 1,278 1,305 1,328 946 1,300 1,326 1,341 1,290 1,110 1,158
Combination truck 2,587 2,743 2,801 2,816 3,489 3,403 3,560 3,538 3,673 3,303 3,427
Bus 134 134 137 142 144 159 154 142 139 134 132
Transit                    
Electricity 17 17 17 17 17 18 19 19 19 19 20
Motor fuel                    
Diesel 94 94 96 99 103 106 109 103 100 99 101
Gasoline and other nondiesel fuels 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 7 6 7
Compressed natural gas 1 1 2 3 5 6 8 9 11 14 16
Rail, Class I (in freight service)                    
Distillate / diesel fuel 462 483 496 496 497 515 513 515 517 531 563
Amtrak                      
Electricity 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 U U U
Distillate / diesel fuel 10 9 10 10 10 10 11 10 U U U
Water                    
Residual fuel oil 806 881 853 750 841 874 960 810 726 580 702
Distillate / diesel fuel oil 304 324 345 357 360 336 314 284 288 307 297
Gasoline 109 133 124 123 120 137 141 124 135 138 126
Pipeline                      
Natural gas 707 722 734 775 655 665 662 644 688 610 590

KEY: Btu = British thermal unit; N = data do not exist; P = preliminary; R = revised; U = data are unavailable.

NOTES: Certificated carriers are domestic operations only. General aviation includes fuel used in air taxi operations, but not commuter operations.
The following conversion rates were used:
Jet fuel = 135,000 Btu/gallon
Compressed natural gas = 138,700 Btu/gallon
Aviation gasoline = 120,200 Btu/gallon
Distillate fuel = 138,700 Btu/gallon
Automotive gasoline = 125,000 Btu/gallon
Residual fuel = 149,700 Btu/gallon
Diesel motor fuel = 138,700 Btu/gallon
Natural gas = 1,031 Btu/ft3
Electricity 1kWh = 3,412 Btu, negating electrical system losses. To include approximate electrical system losses, multiply this conversion foactor by 3.

SOURCE: Various sources, as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2006, table 4-6, available at http://www.bts.gov/, as of October 2006.