FIGURE 8-7 Vehicle-Miles of Travel and Fuel Use by Personal Vehicles: 1965-2011
Friday, April 10, 2015
Millions
| Vehicle Travel | Fuel Consumption | |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 856,147 | 64,446 |
| 1966 | 868,894 | 64,413 |
| 1967 | 904,786 | 67,079 |
| 1968 | 953,164 | 71,608 |
| 1969 | 996,716 | 76,258 |
| 1970 | 1,042,965 | 80,193 |
| 1971 | 1,107,807 | 84,903 |
| 1972 | 1,182,318 | 91,174 |
| 1973 | 1,228,008 | 95,165 |
| 1974 | 1,195,453 | 90,995 |
| 1975 | 1,240,279 | 93,333 |
| 1976 | 1,310,052 | 99,245 |
| 1977 | 1,366,183 | 101,570 |
| 1978 | 1,433,080 | 104,958 |
| 1979 | 1,414,182 | 101,206 |
| 1980 | 1,412,745 | 93,982 |
| 1981 | 1,440,365 | 93,023 |
| 1982 | 1,477,764 | 92,016 |
| 1983 | 1,531,457 | 94,442 |
| 1984 | 1,593,833 | 96,443 |
| 1985 | 1,646,845 | 99,063 |
| 1986 | 1,703,480 | 102,436 |
| 1987 | 1,782,358 | 104,096 |
| 1988 | 1,882,502 | 106,199 |
| 1989 | 1,948,067 | 107,391 |
| 1990 | 1,992,394 | 105,370 |
| 1991 | 2,016,757 | 102,718 |
| 1992 | 2,087,989 | 106,556 |
| 1993 | 2,130,365 | 110,097 |
| 1994 | 2,180,963 | 112,191 |
| 1995 | 2,228,323 | 113,677 |
| 1996 | 2,286,394 | 116,575 |
| 1997 | 2,353,295 | 119,280 |
| 1998 | 2,417,852 | 122,158 |
| 1999 | 2,470,122 | 126,142 |
| 2000 | 2,523,346 | 126,004 |
| 2001 | 2,571,539 | 127,081 |
| 2002 | 2,624,508 | 130,691 |
| 2003 | 2,656,174 | 136,213 |
| 2004 | 2,727,054 | 138,819 |
| 2005 | 2,749,472 | 136,288 |
| 2006 | 2,773,025 | 135,694 |
| 2007 | 2,712,430 | 126,894 |
| 2008 | 2,651,024 | 121,004 |
| 2009 | 2,654,070 | 121,850 |
| 2010 | 2,666,970 | 123,466 |
| 2011 | 2,665,141 | 124,288 |
NOTE: Includes passenger cars, light trucks and motorcycles for years 1965. The definition of a light-duty vehicle was changed after 2006 resulting in about 5 percent higher fuel economy than previous years.
SOURCES: Vehicle-Miles of Travel: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (multiple years), Vehicle-miles of travel tables, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm as of November 2013. Fuel Consumption: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (multiple years); Motor-Fuel Use table, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm as of November 2013.