FIGURE 8-8 Energy Intensity of Passenger Modes: 1960-2011
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Btu per passenger mile
| 1960 | 1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air domestic | 8,633 | 10,118 | 10,185 | 8,532 | 6,029 | 4,950 | 4,767 | 4,536 | 4,413 | 4,457 | 4,345 | 4,282 | 4,096 | 4,091 | 3,881 | 4,009 | 3,892 | 3,848 | 3,608 | 3,493 | 3,408 | 3,232 | 3,142 | 3,040 | 2,936 | 2,774 | 2,691 | 2,597 |
| Air international | 9,199 | 10,292 | 10,986 | 7,547 | 4,374 | 4,586 | 4,207 | 4,192 | 3,963 | 3,861 | 3,916 | 3,932 | 3,893 | 3,955 | 3,854 | 3,952 | 3,857 | 4,039 | 3,984 | 4,180 | 3,890 | 3,817 | 3,665 | 3,572 | 3,473 | 3,384 | 3,330 | 3,519 |
| Passenger car | 4,495 | 4,455 | 4,841 | 4,743 | 4,348 | 4,269 | 3,811 | 3,654 | 3,704 | 3,787 | 3,771 | 3,721 | 3,702 | 3,657 | 3,637 | 3,671 | 3,589 | 3,597 | 3,600 | 3,570 | 3,509 | 3,585 | 3,510 | 3,368 | 3,344 | 3,823 | 3,854 | 3,898 |
| Light truck | 6,810 | 6,571 | 5,709 | 4,971 | 4,451 | 4,277 | 4,256 | 4,275 | 4,345 | 4,539 | 4,560 | 4,563 | 4,568 | 4,611 | 4,509 | 3,985 | 4,121 | 4,452 | 4,452 | 4,077 | 4,042 | 4,537 | 4,159 | 5,411 | 5,447 | 5,479 | ||
| Transit bus | 4,170 | 3,989 | 3,918 | 3,848 | 3,960 | 3,839 | 3,766 | 3,778 | 3,886 | 3,657 | 3,702 | 3,596 | 3,511 | 3,472 | 3,350 | 3,343 | ||||||||||||
| Amtrak | 2,383 | 2,148 | 2,089 | 2,066 | 1,978 | 2,024 | 2,018 | 1,900 | 2,017 | 2,201 | 2,289 | 2,255 | 2,344 | 2,688 | 2,690 | 2,537 | 2,145 | 2,068 | 2,025 | 1,948 | 1,824 | 1,745 | 1,773 | 1,668 | 1,628 |
KEY: Btu = Britsh Thermal Unit
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, Table 4-20, Available at http://www.bts.gov as of November 2013.