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Figure 7-13 Transportation Energy Use: 2015-Projected to 2040

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

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Quadrillion Btu

  2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040
Light-duty vehicle 15.1 15.1 15.0 14.9 14.8 14.6 14.4 14.3 14.0 13.8 13.6 13.4 13.2 13.0 12.9 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.5 12.4 12.3 12.3 12.2 12.2 12.1 12.1
Freight trucks 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.9 7.0
Other highway 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
Air 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2
Water 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Rail 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
Pipeline & other 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook 2015. Transportation Sector Energy Use by Mode and Type. Available at http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/aeo/ as of June 2015.